you people deserve each other. the rest of us are moving on. why not adequan for human osteoarthritis?
The question was answered by :
Brrrr :
Hmm.
I don't understand your opening statement, but I suspect I don't want to know.
I can answer your question, however.
I'm familiar with Adequan because this question has come up on Y!A before, so I did literature searches for it on PubMed.
Adequan is a veterinary-grade GAG (glycosaminoglycan).
In plain English, it is synthetic synovial fluid.
The human versions of GAGs are Hyalgan and Synvisc.
We inject them into arthritic joints to lubricate them.
Kind of like oiling a rusty hinge.
Yes, not a scientific description, but clear enough.
Adequan is very similar to the human GAGs. It just hasn't been tested in humans.
In all probability, it would work just as well in humans as it does in dogs and horses. We just don't know/can't prove it.
I wouldn't try to inject a human with it. Why?
It is just as expensive as the human GAGs but untested.
ADDENDUM
Warning all: Paul G is a Troll.
He has asked this same question 12 times in different Y!A sections.
He's either selling the stuff or he's nuts (or both).
Ignore his questions hereafter.
I want my 5 minutes back.