Gastrointestinal Events Common in NSAID Use for Arthritis
A European study found gastrointestinal (GI) events continue to be common among patients with rheumatic diseases treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The incidence rate of any GI adverse event was 19 (95% CI 17.3-20.8) per 100 person-years during 6 months' follow-up of patients with osteoarthritis, … [Read more...] about Gastrointestinal Events Common in NSAID Use for Arthritis
Anti-inflammatory Drugs Potentially Deadly Side Effect Found To Be Rare
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Linked To A Brain Infection. Scientists have completed an extensive study of more than 3,000 patients who received a promising anti-inflammatory drug, natalizumab, that was linked to three cases of a serious brain infection in large clinical trials halted in early 2005. The new study found no new cases of … [Read more...] about Anti-inflammatory Drugs Potentially Deadly Side Effect Found To Be Rare
Vioxx Recall Worries Its Users
Vioxx Recall Worries Patients. Click here for Free Vioxx Lawsuit Case Evaluation Doctors and patients throughout the region are quickly adjusting to the recall of the osteoarthritis drug Vioxx, three days after its maker pulled it from the market. Dr. John M. Grobman of the Orthopedic Professional Association in Gilford said … [Read more...] about Vioxx Recall Worries Its Users
