Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Group A Streptococcal Infection

Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Group A Streptococcal Infection

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Use of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs

Clinical trial data have prompted questions about the degree to which patients and their physicians should consider an increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events when selecting medications for pain relief. Since the 2005 publication of a Science Advisory on the use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by the American Heart Association,1 several important events have o...

Cataract surgery and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have become an important adjunctive tool for surgeons performing routine and complicated cataract surgery. These medications have been found to reduce pain, prevent intraoperative miosis, modulate postoperative inflammation, and reduce the incidence of cystoid macular edema (CME). Whether used alone, synergistically with steroids, or for specific hig...

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, acetaminophen, and hypertension.

Selective and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as well as acetaminophen belong to the most widely prescribed therapeutic agents worldwide. Their efficacy in pain relief notwithstanding, the use of NSAIDs is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, which can be partly attributed to their blood pressure raising potential. Adequately powered placebo-controlled ...

Osteoarthritis: simple analgesics versus nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs.