Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Doxycycline for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

Nuesch E et al. – The symptomatic benefit of doxycycline is minimal to non–existent. The small benefit in terms of joint space narrowing is of questionable clinical relevance and outweighed by safety problems. Doxycycline should not be recommended for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee or hip.

Cochrane Reviews, 10/23/09

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