What Do You Mean By Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory
Drugs (NSAID)?
Non-steroidal
Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are also known as anti-inflammatories, which
are a group of medications prescribed for pain management and inflammation, and
these medicines have several active ingredients. The inflammation would mean
swelling and redness which are associated with a certain type of arthritis,
e.g., rheumatoid arthritis and other musculoskeletal disorders.
NSAIDs are also used for the treatment of non-inflammatory conditions such
as period pain, migraine, postoperative pain, and to reduce fever. This drug
class provide analgesic and antipyretic effects, and when given in higher doses,
anti-inflammatory effects. The term non-steroidal differentiates these drugs
from steroids, which between a wide variants of other effects, have a similar anti-inflammatory
and eicosanoid-depressing action. NSAID was first used in 1960, and the
specific term was given so that it can distant new drugs from steroid related
iatrogenic tragedies. A few common NSAIDs are aspirin, ibuprofen, i.e., Nurofen
and diclofenac (Voltaren). Some of the other drugs include naproxen
(Naprogesic), mefenamic acid, sethyl salicylate, piroxicam, ketoprofen and
benzydamine. NSAIDs are present on their own and/or in combination with other
active ingredients, such as codeine. These drugs also help in alleviating pain
such as a simple headache, or any bone or muscle injury pain. Aspirin, in low
dosages, as an NSAID along with blood thinning properties is used to reduce the
risk of heart attack and stroke in high-risk patients.
Risks associated
with using NSAIDs:
There are certain
kinds of risks associated with all pain relievers; therefore, NSAIDs must be
used with more precaution, particularly by individuals who are above 65 years
of age, those who have probability of having heart or stomach problems, and asthma.
NSAIDs are more potential than paracetamol to lead to any kind of side effects,
specifically for people with some conditions which include the following:
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Chronic pain
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High blood pressure
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Heart failure
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Arthritis pain
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Asthma
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
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Impaired kidney function
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Impaired liver function
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More than 65 years of age
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