Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2008;59(2):227-233. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to treat arthritis, which affects one-third of all adults. These drugs are available ...

Other NSAIDs do not have this effect. Cox-2 inhibitors are a newer form of prescription NSAID. As you might guess, they only affect Cox-2 enzymes and not Cox-1. Two of them -- Bextra and Vioxx ...

The warning label applies to both over-the-counter and prescription NSAIDs. Over-the-counter NSAIDs are used to treat pain or fever while prescription forms are used to treat more serious ...

The odds ratios of women receiving an NSAID prescription in the last week before a miscarriage was 6.99; the odds ratio dropped to 2.69 when an NSAID prescription had been taken 7 to 9 weeks ...