Tolerability of nabumetone: a pilot in vitro study showing absence of injury to articular cartilage

: Nabumetone, a compound of the naphthylalkanone class, has shown considerable anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic effects, together with high systemic and organ-specific tolerability. Its reputation for tolerability has been increased by an in-vitro study evaluating the mature collagen metabolism's markers under nabumetone treatment, which shows that, nabumetone does not interfere with collagen synthesis. Therefore, unlike some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, nabumetone might not be injurious to articular cartilage. This feature makes nabumetone even safer for long-term treatment of rheumatic and orthopaedic conditions.