Category list : Anti-inflammatory agents
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Reserve NSAIDs for when simple analgesia does not work, says DTB
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) should only be prescribed when simple analgesia does not work, reports the latest Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.
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Osteoarthritis patients not prescribed gastro-protection with NSAIDs
Over 40 per cent of osteoarthritis patients are not prescribed gastro-protection with their non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment, research from AstraZeneca shows.
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NSAIDs have no protective effect on Parkinson’s disease, research suggests
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cannot be recommended as preventive agents against Parkinson’s disease, say international researchers.NSAIDs have been proposed as potential preventive agents based on laboratory evidence and some large observational studies. However, subsequent studies, including this one, have found the class of drugs has no protective effect.
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Osteoarthritis patients not prescribed gastro-protection with NSAIDs
Over 40 per cent of osteoarthritis patients are not prescribed gastro-protection with their non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug treatment, research from AstraZeneca shows.
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Cardiovascular risk of NSAIDs should not be disregarded, say researchers
Cardiovascular risk cannot be disregarded when prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the authors of a meta-analysis have concluded (online in the BMJ, 11 January 2011).
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Anti-inflammatory effects of cyclamen
Cyclamens are plants native to an area of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia bordering the Mediterranean sea.
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Deal with over-the-counter requests for pseudoephedrine with confidence Subscription
With autumn upon us and winter around the corner pharmacists will start to see an increase in patients asking for medicines for colds and influenza. Are you and your staff confident in handling those requests for “two boxes of Benylin 4 flu”? In the second article in our professional judgement series produced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s support service, senior legal and ethical pharmacist. Wing Tang reminds readers of the restrictions and outlines signs of ...
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Low-dose methotrexate and NSAIDs Subscription
This theoretical case highlights issues regarding the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs by patients on methotrexate, advice that pharmacists can give, and the warning signs of adverse effects
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NSAIDs do not increase risk of heart attack or heart failure, study shows
Older people taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are living longer and without an increased risk of heart attack or heart failure, a study in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (2010;69:689) has shown.
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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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