[The effect of combined therapy on the ortofen concentration of the blood plasma and synovial fluid in patients with rheumatoid arthritis]

Abstract

A pharmacologic investigation confirmed the possibility of deliberate correction of pharmacological properties of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory preparation orthophen in a clinical setting by combining it with those drugs (cimetidin and cocarboxylase) capable of inhibiting elimination of orthophen from the body. In consequence, the level of the drug gets elevated not only in blood plasma but also in the synovial fluid of those joints affected by inflammation, which fact secures high efficiency of the antiinflammatory therapy.