Flurbiprofen in the treatment of osteoarthritis

Silantjeva T.S. ¹, Ivanova G.P.², Kostuchenko T.M.², Poludnenko M.F.², Cucazina Е.P.²

• ¹Национальная медицинская академия последипломного образования им. П.Л. Шупика, Киев
• ²Національна медична академія післядипломної освіти ім. П.Л.Шупика

Summary. Summary. This article provides information on the epidemiology, major clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis. The characteristic of flurbiprofen its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, effects on cartilage and information about the frequency of side effectsis given. In this article we provide the results of our own observations on the impact of flurbiprofen on symptoms of osteoarthritis in patients with gonarthrosis.