A quarter of U.S. women regularly use NSAIDs like Motrin and Advil, which may increase their risk of blood clots by a factor of 11 when combined with high risk birth control, researchers warn.
Researchers warn that children are not just small adults, and their reactions to NSAID hypersensitivity may not be the same.
Researchers said they found no single magic bullet among pain killers, emphasizing that treatment needs to be tailored to the individual needs of the patient.
Researchers say by reducing early inflammation, NSAIDs and steroids may actually cause pain to become chronic.
Many hypertension patients are unaware some of their other medications, including OTC pain pills, may increase their blood pressure even further
Pilot program found targeted use of NSAIDs was successful in managing many patients' pain after surgery
Combination of drugs both decreases protection of the intestinal lining and decreases platelets which help prevent bleeding.
