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Topical NSAIDs as First-Line Treatment for Mild to Moderate Osteoarthritis

Authors outline the efficacy and safety of topical NSAIDs for the treatment of acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions including osteoarthritis. Acute musculoskeletal pain occurs in a broad ...
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In quest for better NSAIDs, researchers decouple inflammation from pain

Scientists at the NYU Pain Research Center have identified which receptor in prostaglandins—the hormone-like substance targeted by common painkillers—causes pain but not inflammation. The findings, ...
Medscape

Defining the COX Inhibitor Selectivity of NSAIDs: Implications for Understanding Toxicity

All NSAIDs variably inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 and the mechanisms of inhibition fall into three broad categories, although there are exceptions. For example, nimesulide is a weak competitive inhibitor of ...
Medscape

Defining the COX Inhibitor Selectivity of NSAIDs: Implications for Understanding Toxicity

"Very lame and imperfect theories are sufficient to suggest useful experiments which serve to correct those theories and give birth to others more perfect. These, then occasion farther experiments ...
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Topical NSAIDs as First-Line Treatment for Mild to Moderate Osteoarthritis

As with all NSAIDs, the labeling for topical diclofenac contains a black box warning that NSAIDs may cause an increased risk of serious and potentially fatal cardiovascular adverse events and should ...