Evidence for persisting with treatment with paracetamol in patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knees

• Main Authors: Chin, C.Y., Khartoum, R., Mohamed, M., Hanafi, N.S., Jenn, N.C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine; RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10425/1/Evidence_for_persisting_with_treatment_with_paracetamol.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10425/; http://www.lifesciencesite.com/lsj/life0903/157_10041life0903_1131_1137.pdf

Although paracetamol is recommended as first line pharmacological therapy for mild to moderate osteoarthritis (OA) of the knees, it is deemed to be not as efficacious as other pharmacological agents. One of the reasons could be due to poor adherence and persistence to therapy. This study examines th...