There is some evidence they work. Better evidence for glucoasamine. dose is
1.5-2g daily, no real side effects at all. The evidence is that it may help
OA of knees, and help recovery from sports injuries. There was a review in B
J Sports medicine some time ago ?? Having said that, effect is minor.
>From: Iain Hotchkies <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: GP-UK <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: glucosamine
>Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:39:56 +0100
>
>Anyone here regularly prescribing glucosamine to OA patients.
>
>One of our local rheumatologists is dead keen on the notion and hardly a
>letter escapes his signature without a comment that the patient would
>benefit from this.. er... supplement? Extract? Protein?
>
>For a long time, I thought it wasn't prescribable, but now, having asked
>the
>PCT prescribing jobsworth, I find that it *is* prescribable, but
>*unlicensed*.
>
>Nice.
>
>Or, should that be NICE!?!
>
>So, I've been prescribing a bit of glucosamine & chondritin (because I can
>spell it) recently.
>
>Am I very wrong?
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