PHARMAZEUTISCHE ZUBEREITUNG ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON GELENKENTARTUNG.

摘要

A method for the treatment of degenerative joint disease in a mammal suffering therefrom which includes administration by injection of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition into the arthritically afflicted joints of the mammal thereby lubricating and cushioning the joints. The composition includes acrylamide or methacrylamide polymers or copolymers thereof having a molecular weight from about 1 to about 15 million and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent.