Only ________ drugs can reverse the cartilage and bone damage that has already occurred in the joints of patients with osteoarthritis
A) corticosteroid drugs
B) COX-2 inhibitor drugs and NSAIDs
C) monoclonal antibody drugs
D) There are no drugs that can reverse the cartilage and bone damage of osteoarthritis once it has occurred.
Answer: D
A) Corticosteroid drugs cannot reverse the cartilage and bone damage that has occurred in the joints due to osteoarthritis.
B) COX-2 inhibitor drugs and NSAIDs cannot reverse the cartilage and bone damage that has occurred in the joints due to osteoarthritis.
C) Monoclonal antibody drugs cannot reverse the cartilage and bone damage that has occurred in the joints due to osteoarthritis.
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