II. Indications
- Osteoarthritis (not recommended)
III. Mechanism
- Endogenous glycosaminoglycan contained in joint matrix
IV. Efficacy: Does not appear effective for Osteoarthritis
- Effect requires at least one month of therapy
- Recent large studies suggest that Chondroitin is not effective
- Initially appeared more effective than Placebo at relieving pain
- Adding Chondroitin to Glucosamine does not offer significant benefit
- References
V. Source
- Animal sources such as shark and cow cartilage
- Theoretical risk of animal disease contamination
VI. Dosing
- Chondroitin 400 mg orally three time daily
VII. Adverse Effects
- Well tolerated
- Gastrointestinal upset
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| Definition (CSP) | family of acetylgalactosamine mucopolysaccharides. |
| Definition (MSH) | A mucopolysaccharide constituent of chondrin. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
| Concepts | Biologically Active Substance (T123) , Carbohydrate (T118) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D002807 |
| LNC | LP21381-6 |
| English | chondroitin, CHONDROITIN, Chondroitin, Chondroitin [Chemical/Ingredient], chondroitins |
| Swedish | Kondroitin |
| Czech | chondroitin |
| Finnish | Kondroitiini |
| Russian | KHONDROITIN, ХОНДРОИТИН |
| Polish | Chondroityna |
| Portuguese | Condroitim, Condroitina |
| French | Chondroïtine |
| German | Chondroitin |
| Italian | Condroitina |
| Spanish | Condroitin |
