Appearance of attenuated intestinal polyposis during chronic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used in medical practice for treating pain, inflammation and degenerative joint diseases (for instance, arthritis). The use of traditional NSAIDs (tNSAIDs), however, is associated with an increased risk of minor and serious gastrointestinal (GI) events. It is estimated that in the European Union thousands of gastrointestinal complication...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: indications for use.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most widely used of all therapeutic agents. Although they are effective analgesics they do have significant adverse side-effects. Before treatment is started the prescriber should always weigh efficacy against possible side-effects. NSAIDs vary in their selectivity for inhibiting the two types of cyclo-oxygenase. An NSAID should there...

[Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)].

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[Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID)].