RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Minimizing the risk of NSAID-induced GI bleeding
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 524
OP 527
VO 66
IS 9
A2 Wilke, William S.
A1 Hirschowitz, Basil I.
YR 1999
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/66/9/524.abstract
AB Although nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have definite indications and can offer relief for many conditions, many patients have severe gastrointestinal problems after taking them. Physicians should prescribe these drugs more selectively and advise patients to limit their use of over-the-counter NSAIDs. For patients at high risk who need an NSAID, a prophylactic drug or a cydooxygenase 2-selective NSAID can decrease the risk.