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Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

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Pain Management and Palliative Care

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are intended to provide the clinician with an overview of this medication class. Its purpose is to introduce the clinician to major mechanisms of action, chemical structure, clinical effect, and select precautions/contraindications of NSAIDs.

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Abbreviations

CNS:

Central nervous system

COX:

Cyclooxygenase

FDA:

Federal Drug Administration

NSAID:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

PDR:

Physician’s desk reference

PGE2 :

Protglandin E2

PGI2 :

Prostaglandin I2

TXA2 :

Thromboxane A2

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    SriKrishna Chandran M.D.

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    Kimberly A. Sackheim

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Chandran, S. (2015). Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). In: Sackheim, K. (eds) Pain Management and Palliative Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2462-2_10

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