Not Signed In - COX-2 Inhibitors Were Broadly Prescribed To Reduce Gastrointestinal Toxicity Prior To The Market Withdrawals
Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:00 AM EST
... Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been the most popular treatment for arthritis - despite their association with gastrointestinal (GI) complications, including bleeding ulcers and death. When selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors (coxibs) were introduced a decade ago, they were widely hailed as a gastroprotective shield for NSAID users. [click link for full article] ...
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- COX-2 Inhibitors
- Research
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Cerivastatin - Withdrawn From The Market
- Digestive Diseases And Disorders
- ACE Inhibitors
- MAO Inhibitors
- Proton-pump Inhibitors
- Tragacanth
- Development of antibodies (inhibitors) to fibrinogen with treatment
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Rofecoxib Oral Suspension
- Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
- Endoscopy
- Toxicity/Toxemia
- Digitalis toxicity
- Gastrointestinal
- Stroke, if clots break off and travel to the brain (drugs that thin the blood such as heparin and warfarin can reduce the risk)
- Gastrointestinal blockage
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