Category list : Anti-inflammatory agents
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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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Widely used NSAID treats Alzheimer’s disease in mice
The anti-inflammatory drug mefenamic acid can reverse memory loss and brain inflammation in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, a study shows.
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What’s this latest fuss about aspirin? Subscription
Aspirin has had its fair share of column inches in the medical and pharmaceutical press over recent months. In January this year, a meta analysis confirmed that it should not be used for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events. However, within three lunar cycles, we were told that it could prevent cancer. So, in light of this latest entry to the aspirin evidence ...
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Ustekinumab approved by NICE for treatment of Crohn’s disease
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved ustekinumab (Stelara; Janssen) as a treatment for patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease who have had little or no response, or an intolerance, to existing therapies.
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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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Trauma to joints can increase risk of psoriatic arthritis Subscription
Patients with psoriasis who experience trauma to the joints or bones are up to 50% more likely to go on to develop psoriatic arthritis, finds new research.
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Topical NSAIDs effective on acute musculoskeletal pain, Cochrane reviewers say
Using topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can significantly reduce pain when treating acute musculoskeletal conditions, without the systemic adverse effects associated with oral NSAIDs, Cochrane reviewers have said.
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Top 10 news stories for 2015
Drug safety was a hot topic in 2015, accounting for five of the top 10 news stories consumed by our readers.
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TNFα-inhibitors for ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis Subscription
Spondyloarthropathy refers to a group of articular inflammatory diseases that share common genetic, clinical and radiological features in addition to their association with human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 antigen. The aim of therapeutic management of patients with spondyloarthritis is to improve quality of life, control the symptoms of articular inflammation, prevent the structural damage of joints, and preserve the functional abilities, autonomy and social participation of patients. Althou
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The man who discovered ibuprofen Subscription
Ibuprofen is one of the world’s best selling anti-inflammatory painkillers. Its pioneer, Stewart Adams, now 92 years old, tells Julia Robinson about how and why his discovery came to fruition.
