Mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee

Active Ingredient: Glucosamine

Indication for Glucosamine

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Relief of symptoms in mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

1500 mg once daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

1.5 g

Dosage regimen

1.5 g once every day

Detailed description

The recommended dose is 1178 mg of glucosamine (1500 mg glucosamine sulphate) to be taken once daily with a glass of water.

Glucosamine is not indicated for the treatment of acute painful symptoms.

Relief of symptoms (especially pain relief) may not be experienced until after several weeks of treatment and in some cases even longer. If no relief of symptoms is experienced after 2-3 months, continued treatment with glucosamine should be re-evaluated.

Dosage considerations

Can be taken with or without food.

Active ingredient

Glucosamine

Glucosamine is an endogenous substance, a normal constituent of the polysaccharide chains of cartilage matrix and synovial fluid glucosaminoglycans. In vitro and in vivo studies have shown glucosamine stimulates the synthesis of physiological glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans by chondrocytes and of hyaluronic acid by synoviocytes.

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