Therapy target
The goal of drug therapy for polyarthrosis is to relieve pain and thus improve mobility.
Therapy recommendations
Depending on the severity of the disease and individual problems, the following medications may be used:
- Analgesics (painkillers)
- Non-acid analgesics
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; non steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs).
- Selective COX-2 inhibitors (coxibe).
- Opioid analgesics
- Glucocorticoids
- Chondroprotectants (cartilage protectants)
- Other medicines
- See also under “Other therapy“.
