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Friday, October, 23, 2009

What Is The Medication Naproxen For

Study: New arthritis drug better for blood pressure than naproxen

November 25, 2008
According to drugmaker NicOx, the company's experimental arthritis drug naproxcinod was shown to be more beneficial for blood pressure than naproxen, a commonly used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), in a recent study. Doctors have long known that NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and naproxen raise users' blood pressure. But in a head-to-head study of the new drug naproxcinod and naproxen, researchers found that naproxcinod was better at helping patients with osteoarthritis control their blo... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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FDA Advisory Panel to Evaluate Arcoxia - Vioxx Replacement
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...Co’s COX-2 inhibitor, Arcoxia (etoricoxib).  The drug is manufactured by Merck, the same... Read more »

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Approval of Migraine abortive Trexima delayed
By Teri Robert , Health Expert

...(NYSE:GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a second... Read more »

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Merck’s Vioxx Replacement Gets Mixed Reviews
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...showing mixed reviews of Arcoxia, the cox-2 inhibitor drug that Merck is hoping to market as a... Read more »

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Celebrex Ads Back with a New Spin
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...(NSAID) in the COX-2 inhibitor family.  A similar drug, Vioxx, manufactured by rival company... Read more »

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4 Myths About Anti-Inflammatory Medications (NSAIDs) Busted!
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs(NSAIDs) are the most prescribed medications in the world, but... Read more »

Health Guide

Sumatriptan Naproxen Combination More Effective than Imitrex
...abortive triptan medication, a class of medications that many Migraineurs would come to call “miracle drugs.” Imitrex tablets were approved by the FDA in 1995. Since then, six more triptans... Read more »
Current Migraine and Headache Clinical Trials
...of Acute MigraineClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00894556Conditions: Acute MigraineInterventions Drug: rizatriptan benzoate;                   Drug: Comparator: Placebo; Drug:... Read more »
Migraine Medications: Preventive, Abortive, and Rescue
...a new variation on a triptan was introduced, Treximet. Treximet combines sumatriptan (Imitrex) and naproxen sodium, an NSAID. The purpose for this combination is for the sumatriptan to target... Read more »
NHF Survey: Migraine-Specific Medications vs. Nonspecific Medications for Acute Treatment
...addictive medications that contain barbiturates or opioids and have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the relief of Migraines.” The survey also shows that... Read more »
TMJ Medications
There are no specific medications made for TMJ disorder, so drugs can only be prescribed to treat the symptoms.  Symptoms of TMJ disorder vary widely from person to person, and because of this, a... Read more »

Medications

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Naproxen is used to relieve pain and swelling (inflammation) from various conditions. It is... Read more »

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...medication is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). How To Use Read... Read more »

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...pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for... Read more »

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...- ORAL Pronounced: (nah-PROX-en) Warning This drug may infrequently cause serious (rarely... Read more »

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...seizures. Missed Dose If you are prescribed this drug on a regular schedule (not just "as... Read more »

Related News

NSAIDs and Alzheimers: They All Reduce the Risk
May 30, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) Many doctors believe ibuprofen is better than other NSAID pain relievers at reducing a person's risk for developing Alzheimer's... Read summary »

Pain Relievers May Delay, Not Prevent, Dementia
May 14, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen do not prevent Alzheimer's disease, but they may delay its onset, according to a new... Read summary »

Combination of Imitrex and naproxen effective for migraines
October 02, 2008

Researchers have found that a combination of Imitrex and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug naproxen is effective in reducing the pain, nausea,... Read summary »

Naproxen/proton-pump inhibitor combo better than Celebrex alone for some stomach pain
October 02, 2008

Taking anti-inflammatory drugs like naproxen along with an acid-reducing drug may be more effective in fighting dyspepsia from arthritis medications... Read summary »

Celebrex, naproxen won't prevent dementia
October 03, 2008

A new study suggests that the painkillers Celebrex and naproxen may not prevent dementia in patients who are prone to the disease. In fact,... Read summary »