NSAIDs: Summary and further information
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Below, there are also links to more detailed information about certain aspects of this topic.
NSAIDs and safety
- NICE's Clinical Knowledge Summaries include advice on prescribing NSAIDs and the safety issues to consider.
- There is MHRA advice about the renal side effects of NSAIDs.
- The cardiovascular risk of NSAIDs is discussed online in Prescriber (Feb 2018).
- A review of NSAID safety and effects in the elderly was published in the journal Aging and Disease (Feb 2018).
Alternatives to NSAIDs
- NICE guidelines usually provide advice about possible alternative analgesia to NSAIDs. There are guidelines available for rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain and sciatica, neuropathic pain, and headaches. A guideline is in development for chronic pain.
Pharmacology of NSAIDs
- It's not essential to have a detailed understanding of the physiological role of prostaglandins and similar mediators (called eicosanoids), but it does provide a scientific framework to your knowledge about medicines. If this kind of approach appeals to you, then watch this 7-minute video.
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