title: [Voltaren--the gold standard].
abstract: In this article the advantages and the faults of diclofenac are described with short review of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties and results of the recent clinical trials. The advantages of VOLTAREN are: efficacy in all NSAID indications, good tolerability, favourable COX-2/COX-1 ratio, the wide range of drug forms, long treatment experience and extremely acceptable cost-benefit ratio. Precaution in patients with risk is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za reumatske bolesti i rehabilitaciju Medicinskoga fakulteta Sveucilista u Zagrebu KBC Zagreb, Zagreb.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Babić-Naglić
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004008:Diclofenac