title: Comparison of suprofen and ibuprofen in the treatment of pain secondary to osteoarthritis.
abstract: 43 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip(s) were treated with suprofen 800 mg/day or ibuprofen 1,600 mg/day for 14 days. Both drugs produced an improvement in subjective symptoms by day 7, although the most rapid analgesic effect was obtained with suprofen. Patients receiving suprofen experienced a significantly greater improvement in pain on motion at day 7 than did patients taking ibuprofen. Patients and investigators evaluated both drugs as having good to very good efficacy in the great majority (over 75%) of cases. Both drugs were well tolerated, with only a single drug withdrawal in the ibuprofen group.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007052:Ibuprofen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013496:Suprofen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010666:Phenylpropionates; D013496:Suprofen; D007052:Ibuprofen