Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(19):1837-1851. In a meta-analysis comparing etoricoxib with naproxen, diclofenac, and ibuprofen, etoricoxib was associated with less clinical GI toxicity (perforation, ...

CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tremeau Pharmaceuticals today announced that it will host a key opinion leader (KOL) webinar to discuss the unmet medical need in migraine management and the potential ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the painkiller Bextra off the market and wants similar prescription drugs to carry the strongest possible warnings about increased risk of heart ...

The pharmacodynamic properties of meloxicam have been reviewed by various authors, including Noble & Balfour. [16] In this article, we focus on the main studies that have evaluated the affinity of ...

This issue of examines interventions aimed at improvingdrug safety. 1-4 The need for a rigorous researchagenda in pharmaceutical safety is highlighted byMerck's ...

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 cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) celecoxib (Celebrex) and rofecoxib (Vioxx) were first listed on the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) formulary as ...

Anti-inflammatory drugs have long served as a cornerstone in the treatment of conditions marked by inflammation, pain, and fever. At the heart of many of these therapeutic agents lies the inhibition ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although all of the common strategies protect the upper gastrointestinal tract from the complications of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), popular ...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and steroids (see Corticosteroid Therapy) can be useful for acute pain relief in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In osteoarthritis, studies have ...

Credit: Getty Images. Cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 1994 and 1999 to 2016 were used for this analysis. While the use of prescription ...