A critical appraisal of guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis using Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation criteria

Table 7 Guideline recommendations for symptomatic slow-acting drugs

	EULAR [6]	ICSI [9]
Glucosamine	Recommended (A)	Recommended
Chondroitin	Recommended (A)	Recommended
Avocado/soya unsaponifiables	Recommended (B)
Diacerein	Recommended (B)

EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism; ICSI, Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement.

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