References:

 

  1. See my references, I believe the NIH GAIT study is the best, here are others specifically covering Cosamin DS.
  2. Davis , WM, The Role of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate in the Management of Arthritis.A Supplement to Drug Topics, 1998;3S–13S
  3. Hungerford, DS, Treating Osteoarthritis with Chondroprotective Agents. Orthopedic Special Edition;4(1):39-42
  4. Das A, The Biochemistry of Cartilage and Osteoarthritis Treatment Options, A CME Accredited Report, New York, McMahon Publishing Group, pp 1-4,January, 1999
  5. Schenck, RC, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Potential Structure Modification with Nutraceuticals, A CME Accredited Special Report, New York, McMahon Publishing Group, pp1-4, August 1999
  6. Hungerford D, Navarro R, Hammad T, Use of Nutraceuticals in the Management of Osteoarthritis, Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association, 2000:3(1):23-27
  7. Navarro, RA, New Concepts in the Management of Osteoarthritis, Orthopedic Special Edition, 2001;7(2):1-4
  8. Way W,Gibson K, Breite A, Determination of Glucosamine in Nutritional Supplements by Reversed-Phase Ion Pairing HPLC. J. Liq. Chrom. & Rel. Technol. 2000;23(18):2861-2871
  9. Way W,Gibson K, Breite A, Determination of Chondroitin Sulfate in Nutritional Supplements by Liquid Chromatography. . J. Liq. Chrom. & Rel. Technol. 2000;23(18):2851-2860
  10. Liang Z, Leslie J, AdebowaleA, Ashraf M, Eddington N. Determination of the Nutraceutical Glucosamine Hydrochloride in Raw Materials, Dosage Forms, and Plasma Using Pre-Column Derivatization with Ultraviolet HLPC. J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 1999;20:807-814
  11. Adebowale A, Liang Z, Eddington N. Nutraceuticals, A Call for Quality Control of Delivery Systems: A Case Study with Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine. J. of Nutraceuticals, Functional and Medical Foods1999;2(2):15-29
  12. Das AK, Hammad TA Efficacy of a Combination of FCH G49® Glucosamine Hydrochloride, TRH 122® Low Molecular Weight Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate and Manganese Ascorbate in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2000;8(5):343-350
  13. Leffler CT , Philippi AF, Leffler SG, et al. Glucosamine, Chondroitin and Manganese Ascorbate for Degenerative Joint Disease of the Knee or Low Back: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study. Military Medicine 1999:164(2):85-91
  14. Schenck RC, Clare DJ, Gilley JS, et al. Role of a Glucosamine Chondroitin Sulfate Formula in Treatment of an Osteochondral Impaction Injury in a Collegiate Basketball Player. Orthopedic Technology Review 2000;2(7):12-15
There are many other studies involving FCHG49® Glucosamine HCL and TRH 122® LMW Chondroitin Sulfate in the literature including the most recent NIH study. These are the same materials used in Cosamin DS. These appear in CORR , Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, Experimental Biology and Medicine, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Proceedings, AAOS ( American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons) 68 th Annual Meeting 2001, Clinical Rheumatology, Journal of the American Medical Association and Journal of Rheumatology. For those of you not in the medical field, these are quite respected journals.