A 12-week, double-blind, multicenter study comparing diflunisal twice daily and ibuprofen four times daily in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

R. M. Bennett

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Abstract

Diflunisal, a nonacetylated salicylate preparation with a prolonged duration of action, was compared with ibuprofen for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a multicenter trial comprising 210 patients. Diflunisal was administered twice a day (500 to 750 mg/day) and ibuprofen was administered four times a day (1,600 to 2,400 mg/day). To maintain double-blind conditions, all patients ostensibly followed the same regimen, ingesting their assigned drug and a matching placebo of their nonassigned drug. Disease activity assessments and laboratory tests were done periodically throughout the 12 weeks of the study, and results were compared with pretreatment findings. Efficacy evaluations in 187 patients showed that both treatments were similarly efficacious. Safety and tolerability also were similar in the two groups. Diflunisal, however, offers a more acceptable BID treatment schedule.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)27-36
Number of pages10
JournalClinical therapeutics
Volume9
Issue numberSUPPL. C
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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