Double-blind clinical evaluation of the relative efficacy of ibuprofen and glucosamine sulphate in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee is outpatients. Chondroprotection with chondroitin sulfate. The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics is a highly respected independent, nonprofit, peer-reviewed newsletter intended mainly for physicians. This article is reproduced with permission from Volume 39, pages 91-92, September 26, 1997. Nevertheless, some degree of efficacy appears probable for these preparations.
Evidence is widely touted but incomplete.
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