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60 On the other hand, a study in working dogs with osteoarthritis compared hyaluronic acid plus chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride to conventional NSAID therapy (carprofen [Rimadyl]) and found neither treatment significantly reduced pain scores over the six-month study
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Since they are not FDA-approved, they do not have standardized FDA-required labeling, including side-effect warnings, boxed warnings, or risk evaluation and mitigation strategies that apply to approved drugs
This suggested that the beneficial effects of benfotiamine in the brain were likely mediated by the stimulation of TPP-independent pathways (62)