Analgesics combined with naturally-occurring chondroprotective agents
OwnerMilton Hammerlyinventor
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Abstract
Provided herein are medicinal compositions of matter that comprise a chondroprotective component and an analgesic component, wherein the chondroprotective component is naturally occurring in a preferred form of the invention, and the analgesic component is acetaminophen or its derivatives or analogs. The invention also provides procedures for administering the compositions to a patient who is afflicted with osteoarthritis.
Claims20
A medicinal composition useful in the treatment of osteoarthritis comprising:
- a) an analgesic component;
- and
- b) a chondro-protective agent component.
A process for treating osteoarthritis comprising the step of simultaneously introducing a therapeutically effective amount of an analgesic and a therapeutically effective amount of a naturally-occurring chondroprotective agent to a mammalian subject.
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