Background: Peritendinous adhesions after repairing an injury to the digital flexor tendons are a major problem in hand surgery. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy may affect tendon healing and the development of peritendinous adhesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate ibuprofen effect in patients function after flexor tendon surgical repair.   Method: Thirty-five patients, wh...

Background: Some patients that used Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for a long time, as an analgesic, antipyretic or anti-inflammatory agent may be seen unusual effect of this drug on spermatogenesis and the level of blood testosterone hormone. The aim of this research is assess the effect of this drug on male-reproductive system functions Materials and Methods: This experimental research ...

background & aim:  non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) are commonly used in clinical medicine. the adverse effects they produce in the gastrointestinal tract however, often limit their utility. oxidative stress has been shown to occur in the small intestine in response to the oral administration of indomethacin. in view of this, the effect of thyme essential oil, an agent with an...

Although salicylate and non-aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause acute injury to the gastroduodenal mucosa,`~their role during long term treatment in predisposing to peptic ulcer disease and clinically important complications remains uncertain.4'" Common criticisms of existing studies include inadequate design,' investigating young volunteers rather than older patients, examinin...

Inflammation is a response of vascularized living tissue to the local injury. The severe side effects of steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs evoked us to search for new anti-inflammatory drugs from the indigenous source. The methanol extract of leaves of Clerodendron infortunatum Linn. (MECI) was evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity against the carrageenan, histamine and dex...

Acute and chronic tendon injuries are very common among athletes and in sedentary population. Most physicians prescribe anti-inflammatory managements to relieve the worst symptoms of swelling and pain, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids and physical therapies. However, experimental research shows that pro-inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins may play impor...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs frequently cause adverse reactions. This retrospective study was based on analysis of the data obtained from interviews conducted with 173 patients, who underwent and tolerated a challenge test with etoricoxib (a selective cyclooxigenase 2 enzyme inhibitor). Only one of 82 patients who were treated with etoricoxib reported reactions. We can conclude that et...

Background & Aim:  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used in clinical medicine. The adverse effects they produce in the gastrointestinal tract however, often limit their utility. Oxidative stress has been shown to occur in the small intestine in response to the oral administration of indomethacin. In view of this, the effect of thyme essential oil, an agent with anti-o...