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Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Nonsteroidal - Systemic

Description and Brand Names *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Category

Description Drug

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - also called NSAIDs are using to relieve some symptoms causing by arthritis - rheumatism, such as inflammation, swelling, stiffness and joint pain. However, this drug does not cure arthritis and will help you only as long as you continue to take it.

Some of these medication are also using to relieve other kinds of pain or to treat other painful conditions, such as:

Ibuprofen and naproxen are also using to reduce fever.

Meclofenamate is also using to reduce the amount of bleeding in some women who have very heavy menstrual periods.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may also be using to treat other conditions as determined by your family doctor.

Any nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug can cause side effects, especially when it is using for a long time or in large doses. Some of the side effects are painful or uncomfortable. Others can be more serious, resulting in the need for medical care and sometimes even death. If you will be taking this drug for more than one or two months or in large amounts, you must discuss with your family doctor the good that it can do as well as the chance of taking it. Always it is a good idea to ask your family doctor about other forms of treat that might help to reduce the amount of this drug that you take and/or the length of treat.

One of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, phenylbutazone, is especially likely to cause very serious side effects. These serious side effects are more likely to occur in diseaseds 40 years of age or older than in younger adults and the risk becomes greater as the patient's age increases. Before you take phenylbutazone, be sure that you have discussed its use with your family doctor Always do not use phenylbutazone to treat any painful condition other than the one for which it was prescribed by your family doctor .

Although ibuprofen and naproxen may be using instead of aspirin to treat many of the same medical problems, they must not be using by people who are allergic to aspirin.

The 200-mg strength of ibuprofen and the 220-mg strength of naproxen are available without a prescription. However, your health care professional may have special instructions on the proper dose of these medication for your medical condition.

Other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other strengths of ibuprofen and naproxen are available only with your family doctor's or dentist's prescription. These medication are available in the following dosage forms:

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

In Canada

Other commonly using names are: Etodolic acid Indometacin Meclofenamic acid

Note:

For quick reference, the following nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.

This information applies to the following medication: 1. Diclofenac - dye-KLOE-fen-ak 2. Diflunisal - dye-FLOO-ni-sal 3. Etodolac - ee-TOE-doe-lak† 4. Fenoprofen - fen-oh-PROE-fen 5. Floctafenine - flok-ta-FEN-een* 6. Flurbiprofen - flure-BI-proe-fen 7. Ibuprofen - eye-byoo-PROE-fen 8. Indomethacin - in-doe-METH-a-sin 9. Ketoprofen - kee-toe-PROE-fen 10. Meclofenamate - me-kloe-FEN-am-ate† 11. Mefenamic Acid - me-fe-NAM-ik 12. Meloxicam - mel-OX-i-cam 13. Nabumetone - na-BYOO-me-tone 14. Naproxen - na-PROX-en 15. Oxaprozin - ox-a-PROE-zin 16. Phenylbutazone - fen-ill-BYOO-ta-zone 17. Piroxicam - peer-OX-i-kam 18. Sulindac - sul-IN-dak 19. Tenoxicam - ten-OX-i-kam* 20. Tiaprofenic Acid - tie-a-pro-FEN-ik* 21. Tolmetin - TOLE-met-in * Not commercially available in the USA † Not commercially available in Canada Generic name product may be available in the USA Generic name product may be available in Canada

This information does not apply to aspirin or other salicylates or to ketorolac - Toradol.










  

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