Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug 750 Mg Is Similar To
Recent studies have shown that both non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex have similar risk of heart attack, stroke, and sudden death. But what about the drugs' risk of other side effects? Researchers put arthritis patients on either an NSAID or a COX-2 to compare the drugs' side-effect rates. Patients who took the NSAID were more likely to have gastrointestinal problems than those who took the COX-2. The patients who took the COX-2 had...
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