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Intra-Articular Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Mar 27, 2006 (Issue 1231)
-Aventis) 20 mg/2 mL 1 injection/wk x 3-5 wks 138.94
Orthovisc (Ortho) 30 mg/2 mL 1 injection/wk x 3-4 wks ...
Now that glucosamine and chondroitin, 2 favorite over-the-counter remedies for painful osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, have been at least somewhat discredited, some patients will be asking about alternatives. One of these is periodic intra-articular injection of a corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid preparation.
Two New Intra-Articular Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Aug 27, 2018 (Issue 1554)
Mitek) 88 mg/4 mL syringes 88 mg once 1360.00
Orthovisc (Depuy Mitek) 30 mg/2 mL syringes 30 mg once/wk ...
The FDA has approved a single-injection hyaluronic
acid gel (Durolane – Bioventus) and an extended-release
(ER) formulation of the synthetic corticosteroid
triamcinolone acetonide (Zilretta – Flexion) for intra-articular
(IA) treatment of osteoarthritic knee pain.