A comparative, double-blind study on tolfenamic acid in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Sixty patients with diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis were treated at random with tolfenamic acid, a new nonsteroid anti-inflammatory analgesic, in a daily dose of 600 mg, or with phenylbutazone 300 mg or acetylsalicylic acid 1,500 mg daily. Both the patients and the physician found that tolfenamic acid had a clearly better effect than phenylbutazone or the low-dose acetylsalicylic acid used as a control. Tolfenamic acid and acetylsalicylic acid were well tolerated. Serious side-effects (leukopenia and thrombocytopenia in one case, hematemesis and melena in another) only occurred in those patients who received phenylbutazone.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010653:Phenylbutazone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D062367:ortho-Aminobenzoates; D010653:Phenylbutazone; D001241:Aspirin