Anti-inflammatory agents

Presenting the GI evidence of ibuprofen

Concerns about OTC ibuprofen could come from some of the guidance seen for prescription doses of the drug, but is this caution supported by the evidence?…

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Paracetamol or ibuprofen can be used to treat the symptoms of COVID-19, says NHS England

The NHS has changed its advice on only taking paracetamol to treat the symptoms of COVID-19 and now says that patients can take either paracetamol or ibuprofen to self-medicate for symptoms such as fever or headache.…

Medicines regulator and NICE to review evidence of impact of NSAIDs on COVID-19

The Committee of Human Medicines — an advisory body of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency — and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are to review the evidence on the impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the severity of COVID-19 infecti…

Advice on NSAIDs and COVID-19

RPS issues advice following news reports originating in France regarding the use of ibuprofen in patients with COVID-19…

The role of topical NSAIDs in the management of joint pain in the community

Download the full PDF of this white paper here.…

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Anti-inflammatory drugs found to exert antidepressant effect

Anti-inflammatory agents exert an antidepressive effect in the treatment of major depressive disorder, a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry has suggested.…

‘Worrying’ number of patients prescribed risky anticoagulant drug combinations

Tens of thousands of patients are potentially being put at risk of a major bleed by being prescribed an antiplatelet without gastroprotection or a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug alongside an anticoagulant, NHS figures have shown.…

Forgotten patients: thousands left on risky anticoagulant combinations

Combinations of drugs involving anticoagulants are one of the most frequent causes of medicine-related hospital admissions, but pharmacists can help reduce the risk.…

NICE recommends aspirin for cancer prevention for the first time

Aspirin has been recommended for cancer prevention in draft national clinical guidance for the first time.…

Prednisolone reduces hand osteoarthritis pain

Patients with hand osteoarthritis experienced improvements in pain and function with low-dose prednisolone treatment, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Rheumatology.…