Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and frusemide-induced diuresis.

Antagonistic effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on frusemide-induced diuresis in cardiac failure.

Antagonistic effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on frusemide-induced diuresis in cardiac failure A C YEUNG LAIWAH, R A MACTIER Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) with prosta-glandin synthetase inhibitory activity are widely used to treat patients with arthritis. The diuretic effect of frusemide is thought to be mediated at least in part by renal prostaglandins.1 The anta...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

[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...