摘要 |
PURPOSE: A pharmaceutical composition containing meclizine is provided to protect cartilage and bone tissue and to prevent and treat arthritis. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating arthritis contains a compound of chemical formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The pharmaceutically acceptable salt is hydrochloride. The arthritis includes osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis, or polymyalgia rheumatic. |