Both prescription and nonprescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been found to be effective for many people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Although they will not cure the ...

For many years, nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been the first choice of doctors to control the joint swelling and inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Almost everyone ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with inflammatory polyarthritis who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen do not appear to have an excess risk of dying from ...

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have been a mainstay of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory musculoskeletal diseases. Such treatment is not without risk for some ...

Ibuprofen is associated with increased blood pressure and hypertension compared to celecoxib in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, ...

Safety, tolerability through 24 months was consistent with 12-month tofacitinib analysis. Although many NSAIDs must be taken every 4 hours, some come in long-acting or extended release forms. These ...

Back in 2004, a popular arthritis drug called Vioxx was pulled off the market when studies showed daily long-term use could increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death. “This was one of the ...

In the PRECISION trial involving patients with arthritis, moderate doses of a selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor were not associated with increased cardiovascular events compared with submaximal ...

CHICAGO – Taking anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen for osteoarthritis may worsen inflammation in the knee joint over time, according to a new study being presented next week ...

For many years, nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been the first choice of doctors to control the joint swelling and inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Almost everyone ...