Category list : Anti-inflammatory agents
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Benefits of aspirin in cancer prevention outweigh harms
The long-term prophylactic use of aspirin could lead to a dramatic reduction in the incidence of gastrointestinal cancer.
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Treatment of complex oral lesions Subscription
Patients with complex oral lesions are often prescribed treatments off-label. Pharmacists can assist in the care of these patients by counselling them on appropriate use of topical preparations.
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Drug use must be weighed against risk of dangerous skin reactions, study shows
Drug use must be weighed against risk of dangerous skin reactions, study shows
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Dosing and compliance Subscription
There appears to be a contradiction in the opening and closing paragraphs of Stuart Hill’s letter. In the first paragraph he criticises concerns over comparative potencies of corticosteroids as being “theoretical” and not evidence based but, in his final sentence, he suggests that once-daily dosing will improve compliance.
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Dutch research links atrial fibrillation risk to current or recent use of NSAIDs
Current or recent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), suggest long-term follow-up data from the Rotterdam Study published in BMJ Open.
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Wider range of pharmacy category NSAIDs needed Subscription
Medicines regulators should consider classifying more non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as pharmacy medicines, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
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Pharmacists reminded to look out for risky combination of NSAIDs and blood pressure drugs Subscription
Pharmacists have been reminded to look out for patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in combination with certain blood pressure medicines in light of new research.
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Higher heart risk with diclofenac than other NSAIDs Subscription
Diclofenac is associated with a "consistent but small" increase in the risk of cardiovascular side effects compared with other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, an EMA safety review has found.
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Let’s recap on calcium channel blockers for hypertension Subscription
Calcium channel blockers are a well established class of medicines for treatment of hypertension and prevention of angina.
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NSAIDs in early pregnancy not linked with miscarriage
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in early pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, according to a study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology (July 2012;120:113).
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