Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Mechanisms and clinical uses

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Cardiovascular Risk with Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs: Clinical Implications

In February 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened an advisory committee meeting to discuss the accumulated data relating to the cardiovascular risk of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and the potential implications on the class prescription labeling. The committee recommended, though not unanimously, that (1) the current data does not support the conclusion that...

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

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

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...