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...
Read moreIn April, I reported on a new Migraine abortive medication, Trexima. Trexima combines sumatriptan (Imitrex) and naproxen sodium. Two... Read more »
Researchers at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research at The Rockefeller University have published the results of their... Read more »
Full Question: Can you take Naproxen along with Vicodin for pain? Are there any side effects? Sean. Full Answer: Dear... Read more »
Although triptans are a marked improvement over previous treatment options, many Migraineurs have not been fully satisfied with their... Read more »
Full Question: I am a bit confused about MOH. Can naproxen sodium (Aleve, etc) cause it? I don't see it listed among the usual suspects.... Read more »
U.S. researchers are reporting that the popular over-the-counter painkiller ibuprofen may raise the risk of heart attacks and other fatal and serious... Read more »
A new analysis of existing studies suggests that ibuprofen is no better at reducing Alzheimer's risk than other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory... Read more »
Officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) say the 12- to 14-year patent-protection period given to biologic medications is too long to "promote... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to delay its approval of the wrinkle med Botox for the treatment of upper limb muscle... Read more »
A reader who recently had joint surgery asks Joe Graedon of The People's Pharmacy if the naproxen he was taking for pain could be the cause of his... Read more »