Get Informed: Osteoarthritis

"MediGuard flagged a potential conflict between two of my meds. I took these details to my GP and after some dosage changes we were able to relieve some of the side effects."

—UK Male with Asthma, Age 34

"I received an email from MediGuard to let me know that the syringes that I was using at that time, could be part of a recall. I followed the links...and found out that the syringes that I was using, were indeed part of the recall. If I had not received that email, I may have been at danger of the syringe breaking off inside me."

—US Female with Diabetes, Age 44

"MediGuard has told me of interactions with certain medicines and when I mentioned this to GP [general practitioner] he changed it accordingly, preventing all the drowsiness I used to have."

—UK Female, Age 46

"I started to get pain in my upper arm muscles and found that two of my prescription medicines react to each other to produce the pain and a weakening of the muscles. I took the information to my doctor who then took me off one of the medicines."

—UK Male, Age 58

"I'm on so many medications that I can't remember them all...MediGuard makes it so easy to just pull out my [medication] card & hand it to my doctor for them to review. I keep that card with my Drivers license in case I ever get in an accident & cannot speak."

—US Female with Bipolar Disorder, Age 49

"Most of my meds interact with one another and MediGuard concisely flags that info so I can discuss it with my physician."

—US Female with RA, Age 65

"MediGuard has been very useful by providing a medication list that I can printout and carry with me. I use it at doctor appointments. I also carry it in case of an emergency."

—US Female with RA, Age 45

"It is very useful to be able to check my medication. I like to take charge of my life and this helps me to be in control."

—UK Female with COPD, Age 64

"I can't thank you enough for the invaluable information you provide."

Marilyn W.

"If not for your service, I would never have known about my metoprolol being recalled."

Evangeline D.

"I'm going to be recommending MediGuard to everyone I know who takes medications."

Brooke B.

"MediGuard is a wonderful thing ... since we are not always informed about interactions between drugs!"

Denver G.

"Thank you so much for an amazing service. I am on multiple medications and MediGuard has kept me informed."

Jen B.

Medications used for Osteoarthritis

Drugs commonly taken by MediGuard users for Osteoarthritis are listed below, together with the percentage of patients that take each drug.

Commonly Used Medication Name*	% of Patients	Severity
Cosamin DS	5%	Moderate
Glucosamine	5%	Moderate
MSM with Glucosamine	5%	Moderate

Less than 5%: Hyaluronic Acid, Tripleflex, Glucosamine & Chondroitin with MSM, Osteo BI-Flex, Chondroitin, MSM, Cosamin, Diclofenac Sodium with Misoprostol, Voltaren, Lodine, Mobic, Daypro, Celebrex, Curcumin, Feldene, Sulindac, Orudis, Nabumetone, Ultracet, Ultram, Advil, Darvon, Aleve, Tylenol, Spirulina, Hydrocodone, Indocin, Darvocet, Soma Compound, Flaxseed Oil, Morphine, Vicodin, Borage Oil, Colchicine

*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of MediGuard users are listed.

**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.