Atkinson M, Khanna V, Ménard H, Russel A S, Tannenbaum H
Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.
J Rheumatol. 1992 Apr;19(4):538-42.
Tenoxicam 20 mg OD was compared with piroxicam 20 mg OD for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). One hundred and two patients from 5 centers were enrolled: 51 in the tenoxicam group and 51 in the piroxicam group. Evaluation of the primary efficacy variables demonstrated no difference in efficacy between treatment groups. The overall incidence of adverse clinical/laboratory experiences was similar between treatment groups. Six patients discontinued the study because of gastrointestinal intolerance, 3 from each treatment group. Our study demonstrates that tenoxicam 20 mg OD and piroxicam 20 mg OD have similar efficacy and safety in patients with active RA.
