For many years, nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been the first choice of doctors to control the joint swelling and inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Almost everyone ...

Dallas, TX - Patients taking COX-2 inhibitors or other NSAIDs after an MI were up to five times more likely to die than patients not taking these drugs in a new Danish study. The study, reported at ...

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD Key Takeaways NSAIDs block an enzyme called COX to reduce pain and inflammation.NSAIDs ...

The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) class of drugs, often used to treat pain and fever, includes medications like ...

Increased intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is tied to reduced radiographic spinal progression in patients with ...

Two new review studies evaluating the safety of the pain-relieving medications selective cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) find increased ...

The FDA issued a public health advisory on Thursday summarizing the agency’s recommendations concerning the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug products (NSAIDs), including COX-2 drugs, both ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Ten years in the making, with more than two out of three patients dropping out of the study, the PRECISION trial has found that the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib is as safe—from a ...

Dr. Griffin answers the question: 'What Is A COX-2 Inhibitor?' — -- Question: What Is A COX-2 Inhibitor And When Might I Need One? Answer: Well, COX-2 inhibitors are NSAIDs, but they're newer ...

stomach gastro Combining COX-2 inhibitors with PPIs may provide the best gastrointestinal protection to prevent NSAID-associated GI toxicity, study authors concluded in a meta-analysis published in ...

Dr. Berchman Austin Vaz answers the question: 'NSAIDs For Osteoarthritis Pain?' — -- Question: What is an NSAID and how is it used to treat pain resulting from osteoarthritis? Answer: NSAIDs are ...