NSAIDS

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nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent

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• The major problem with NSAIDs is their adverse drug reactions which often determine their acceptability by patients.
• A very dangerous reaction to aspirin/NSAIDs is worsening of asthma, with such symptoms as wheezing, cough, and shortness of breath.
• The down side of NSAIDs is they inhibit the prostaglandins that are needed for the maintenance of the mucous protective layer of the stomach and the whole of the hollow gut.
• One of the issues with continuous and long term use of NSAIDs is the very real danger of irritation of the stomach lining, and potential for gastric ulcers.
• In long-term diseases like osteoarthritis, treatment with NSAIDs is life long.

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