Copper

 

Other Contra-Indication

Our Records are Incomplete for Other Contra-Indications

 

Class Contra-Indication

Our Records are Incomplete for Drug Class Contra-Indications

We have incomplete side-effect data.

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat erectile dysfunction)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Osteoarthritis Erosive [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat osteoarthritis erosive)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Acute Coronary Syndromes [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat acute coronary syndromes)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Osteoarthritis [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat osteoarthritis)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat arthritis)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Reactive Arthritis [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat arthritis)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Rheumatoid Arthritis [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat arthritis)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Coronary Heart Disease [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat heart disease)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Ischaemic Heart Disease [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to show that copper can help treat heart disease)

Grade of Evidence: Very low quality of evidence


Kidney Cancer [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: Weakly in favor (studies have shown that treatment with a copper-lowering drug may help to treat kidney cancer, but these are early trials, and more studies are needed)

Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence


* www.gradeworkinggroup.org


References:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/copper
3. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002419.htm

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