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The recommended dosage of oral glucosamine is 1,500 mg daily (500 mg 3 times a day with meals). In addition to 500-mg tablets and capsules, there are also some products that offer other dosages, such as a 750-mg pill. You can take the 1,500 mg dosage by taking these pills twice a day. Glucosamine is also available in 1,500-mg packets that you can mix with juice or another beverage so that you only have to take it once a day. However you take it, taking glucosamine with meals helps prevent the possible side effect of an upset stomach.

Pain relief usually begins in 2 to 4 weeks and reaches maximum effect in 8 weeks. However, many people will not want to wait this long for pain relief. Research suggests that quicker results can be obtained by combining an NSAID along with glucosamine for the first 2 weeks to ensure prompt pain reduction until the glucosamine takes effect. Glucosamine is often sold in combination with chondroitin. However, although there are some theoretical reasons why chohdroitin and glucosamine might work well when combined, we don’t have any direct evidence that combination therapy is any better than glucosamine alone.

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