RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Glucosamine in osteoarthritis: Questions remain
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 65
OP 71
VO 74
IS 1
A1 Lozada, Carlos J.
YR 2007
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/1/65.abstract
AB Glucosamine is now widely used in the hope that it will relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis and stop its progression, yet studies have so far failed to prove convincingly that it works, how it might work, or whether it is safe to take long-term. This is an overview of the evidence to date for currently available glucosamine preparations, as well as for glucosamine used in combination with another popular nutraceutical, chondroitin sulfate.