Symptomatic efficacy and safety of diacerein in the treatment of osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials.

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Summary

Diacerein may be an alternative therapy for OA for patients who cannot take paracetamol or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) because of adverse effects or lack of benefit, however, it is associated with increased risk of diarrhoea, and the symptomatic benefit after 6 months remains unknown.

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review
Published
2010-03-01
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Keywords

Medicine, Placebo, Meta-analysis, Adverse effect, Relative risk

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