| | Chondroitin sulphate for osteoarthritis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | Chondroitin sulphate given orally was found to be effective in reducing pain, improving function, and reducing NSAID and analgesic consumption in seven randomised double-blind trials involving 702 patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee over three months or more. |
 | | In all trials chondroitin sulphate resulted in a significant reduction in NSAID or analgesic use, and this was much more marked than for placebo. |
 | | The limitations on what type of chondroitin sulphate, and what dose, limit the general applicability of the review, but it is at least a start in answering the question about whether chondroitin sulphate is any use in osteoarthritis. |
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