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Synvisc

FDA approves Synvisc-One for OA of the knee

March 05, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medication called Synvisc-One for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. According to a press release from drugmaker Genzyme, this drug is now the only single-injection viscosupplement approved for the treatment of OA knee pain in the United States. It injects hylan G-F 20 into the knee joint to replace synovial fluid that has broken down in patients with OA. Synvisc-One contains the same compound as Genzyme's other viscosupplem... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Synvisc, African Healers and Other Arthritis Adventures
By Pattye Snyder , Health Expert

...my surgeon has been giving me weekly injections of Synvisc in the knee joints.  The purpose of... Read more »

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Hyaluronic acid injections for osteoarthritis
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...FDA-approved injectable preparations of hyaluronic acid: Synvisc, Hyalgan, Supartz, Orthovisc,... Read more »

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Do hyaluronic acid injections help with osteoarthritis of joints besides the knee?
By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

Hyaluronic acid is found in normal joints as a central component to healthy joint fluid. As joints... Read more »

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Hyaluronan Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
By Matthew Thompson , Health Expert

...these injections.EuflexxaHyalganOrthoviscSupartzSynviscIn the office, injections are... Read more »

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Visiting Simba Across the Sea With Joint Replacement Surgery Waiting Back in the States
By Pattye Snyder , Health Expert

...deteriorating joints. My surgeon began a series of Synvisc injections into the knee joints... Read more »

Health Guide

Osteoarthritis
...in controlling pain, although they do not appear to grow new cartilage. Artificial joint fluid (Synvisc, Hyalgan). These medications can be injected into the knee, They may relieve pain for up... Read more »
Information on Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
...structural damage in patients. Arthritis Treatment Devices Two medical device products, Hyalgan and Synvisc, are preparations that mimic a naturally occurring body substance that lubricates the... Read more »
Arthritis
...to inject arthritic joints with a manmade version of joint fluid such as hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc) or other hyaluronic acid preparations. This synthetic fluid may postpone the... Read more »
Osteoarthritis: Medications
...osteoarthritis.Hyaluronic Acid Injections(Viscosupplementation)Injections of hyaluronic acid (Hyalgan, Synvisc, Artzal, Nuflexxa) into the joint -- a procedure called viscosupplementation -- is... Read more »

Related News

New OA med approved for use in Europe
October 03, 2008

A single-injection osteoarthritis (OA) med called Synvisc-One has been approved for use in Europe, its maker says. The approval comes after... Read summary »