Oruvail in the treatment of Nigerians with osteoarthritis"

ABSTRACT

"An open; non-comprative study was carried out in 144 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee; spine; hip and shoulder to determine the efficacy and tolerence with ""oruvail""; a controlled-release pellet-formulation of ketoprofen. The results of the subjects and objective assessments before and during 6 weeks treatment showed improvement in all parameters. The trial also showed that oruvail is well tolerated; producing minimal side effects. We conclude that oruvail is a useful addition to the therapeutic armamentarium against osteoarthritis in Nigerians"