Fenoprofen in the treatment of osteoarthrosis of hips and knee joints in the elderly.
Twenty-one patients between the ages of 68 and 89 years with osteoarthrosis of hips and/or knee joints wre studied. One group was treated with fenoprofen 300 mg t.d.s. for 5 days, and the other group with 600 mg t.d.s. for 5 days. No therapeutic advantage was found with the higher dose, and the side-effects were minimal on either dosage. Treatment of elderly patients with the smaller dose is recommended.
D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005279:Fenoprofen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007719:Knee Joint; D008297:Male; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010666:Phenylpropionates; D005279:Fenoprofen