title: [Efficacy and tolerability of ketoprofene administered through iontophoresis in rheumatoid arthritis. Results from a multicentric study].
abstract: Three-hundred and twelve patients with osteoarthritic diseases were admitted to a multicenter clinical trial. The patients were given 100 mg Ketoprofen twice-a-day by iontophoresis for 10 consecutive days. Pain relief was almost complete in 94.6% of the patients, improvement of active motility in 83.6%, disappearance of swelling in more than half of the patients and functional improvement in about all the cases. Two allergic skin reactions of a mild degree (0.6%) were registered. Therefore, Ketoprofen administered by iontophoresis showed to be efficacious and safe in the treatment of acute osteoarthritic diseases also in high risk patients.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica B, Università degli Studi di Palermo.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sallì
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007478:Iontophoresis; D007660:Ketoprofen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D007660:Ketoprofen
vernacular_title: Attività e tollerabilità del ketoprofene somministrato per jonoforesi nella patologia artroreumatica. Risultati di uno studio policentrico.