Wide NSAIDs abuse

July 8, 2014

RESEARCH out of the University of Sydney has found that older Australians are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for too long and without sufficient precautions according to the guidelines. Published in Pain, the study revealed that NSAIDs prescribing practices do not align with specific clinical practice guidelines for safe use in older people. Lead author Dr Danijela Gnjidic from the Faculty of Pharmacy said Australian and international guidelines suggested NSAIDs should be used for short-term treatment and be taken as needed. “This is clearly not what is happening in reality.” CLICK HERE to read the abstract.

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