Long-term NSAID use called into question

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AFChick

Posted Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:41 AM

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Long-term NSAID use is called into question as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) halts an Alzheimer prevention study when people taking 220 mg of naproxen twice a day were found to have an increase in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. This on the heels of the bad news about cox-2 inhibitors and cardiovascular disease that caused Vioxx to be pulled from the market and direct-to-consumer advertising to be pulled for competitor Celebrex.

If you are using NSAIDs to manage your arthritis, you do have options for pain relief. You should not discontinue any drug regime without discussing your options with your doctor.

Look to the Arthritis Foundation home page (www.arthritis.org) for additional information.

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