| Literature DB >> 3318430 |
F B Vasey1, B F Germain, L R Espinoza, P Box, B I Bockow, J A Lipani, B J Mullen, A L Brodsky, R M Fleischmann, R A Fogari.
Abstract
Nabumetone is a new nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent. Therapy with nabumetone 1,000 mg given at bedtime was compared with naproxen 250 mg given twice daily in a prospective double-blind study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Both drugs were found to be efficacious in a comparable fashion. Both drugs were well tolerated in terms of patient withdrawal rates, which were 5 and 8 percent, respectively. Gastrointestinal side effects were the most commonly encountered problem. Nabumetone holds promise as an important new therapeutic approach in arthritis.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3318430 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(87)90595-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Med ISSN: 0002-9343 Impact factor: 4.965