Open AccessA randomized comparative study of safety and efficacy of immediate release glucosamine HCL and glucosamine HCL sustained release formulation in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A proof of concept study
Author(s) -
Chanda Kulkarni,
A Leena,
K Lohit,
Devesh Mishra,
M J Saji
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0976-5018
pISSN - 0976-500X
DOI - 10.4103/0976-500x.92515
Subject(s) - osteoarthritis , glucosamine , womac , medicine , adverse effect , visual analogue scale , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , physical therapy , chemistry , alternative medicine , organic chemistry , pathology
To compare the safety and efficacy of glucosamine HCl- sustained release (GLU-SR) with that of Glucosamine HCl- immediate release (GLU-IR) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).