The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7472 p376
6 October 2007

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Acupuncture reasonable

Acupuncture appears to be a reasonable therapy option for patients with knee osteoarthritis when lifestyle measures and paracetamol are insufficient or contraindicated, the latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin concludes (2007;45:76).

It adds that although there is evidence to support acupuncture, it is not known what constitutes an optimal treatment course.