non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Let an agent explain NSAIDs in general terms, relay mechanisms, examples, uses, risks and regulatory history from pharmacology and drug agency sources, route bleeding and allergic reactions to urgent care and dosing questions to pharmacists, describe the named drugs and classes, and distinguish NSAIDs from paracetamol, opioids, corticosteroids and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in the strict sense.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain NSAIDs in general terms, relay mechanisms, examples, uses, risks and regulatory history from pharmacology and drug agency sources, route bleeding and allergic reactions to urgent care and dosing questions to pharmacists, describe the named drugs and classes, and distinguish NSAIDs from paracetamol, opioids, corticosteroids and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in the strict sense.
A class of medicines that reduce pain, fever and inflammation by inhibiting cyclooxygenase enzymes, COX-1 and COX-2, which produce prostaglandins, including ibuprofen, naproxen and other profens, diclofenac, oxicams such as meloxicam, mofezolac and selective COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib, while aspirin also acts as an antiplatelet agent; NSAIDs can cause stomach ulcers and bleeding, kidney problems, raised blood pressure and cardiovascular risk, rofecoxib was withdrawn in 2004, and they should be used at the lowest effective dose and avoided in some conditions and late pregnancy unless advised by clinicians. Vomiting blood, black stools or allergic reactions after NSAIDs need urgent care.
What it is for: Relieving pain, fever and inflammation.
It can be explain mechanisms and examples; relay risks and safety in general terms; describe named drugs and classes; route adverse reactions.
Distinguishing features
COX inhibition
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic
GI and cardiovascular risks
Over-the-counter and prescription
What it looks like
Tablets, capsules, gels, injections and suppositories.
Physical character
aspirin mechanism described: 1971 year - John Vane, Nobel 1982
rofecoxib withdrawal: 2004 year - cardiovascular risk
FDA pregnancy warning: avoid around 20 weeks or later note - 2020, check current
How it is recognised
COX-inhibiting anti-inflammatory medicines
Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, COX-2 inhibitor, meloxicam, oxicam, profen, mofezolac
Paracetamol has little anti-inflammatory action; opioids act on opioid receptors; corticosteroids are steroid hormones; DMARDs modify disease progression
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes -
inhibits -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
salicylates
propionic acid derivatives or profens
acetic acid derivatives such as diclofenac
oxicams
selective COX-2 inhibitors
Standards and regulation
Medicine regulator warnings such as FDA and MHRA
Over-the-counter pack size limits
Clinical guidelines on NSAID use
Failure modes and hazards
GI bleeding
Kidney injury and cardiovascular risk
Giving individual dosing advice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What NSAIDs are.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Is someone vomiting blood, passing black stools or having breathing difficulty or swelling after an NSAID, in which case seek urgent medical care? boundary
- What are NSAIDs, and how do they differ from paracetamol, opioids, corticosteroids and DMARDs? definition
Drugs
Named drugs and classes.
Drugs
Drugs.
- What are COX-2 inhibitors, oxicams, profens, meloxicam and mofezolac? definition
- Which entry fits the specific drug? action
Pharmacology Mechanism.
Science.
COX
Cyclooxygenase.
COX
COX.
- How do COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition produce effects and side effects? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Aspirin
Aspirin.
Aspirin
Aspirin.
- Why does aspirin act differently as an antiplatelet? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Safety Risks.
Regulation.
GI risk
Stomach and kidney risks.
GI risk
GI risk.
- Who is at higher risk of NSAID side effects, in general terms, and why speak to a pharmacist? provenance
- Which entry fits peptic ulcer disease? action
Rofecoxib
Rofecoxib withdrawal.
Rofecoxib
Rofecoxib.
- Why was rofecoxib withdrawn, and what debates followed about drug safety oversight, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Use.
Context.
Over the counter
OTC availability.
Over the counter
Over the counter.
- How do pack size limits and labelling aim to reduce harm? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Veterinary
Veterinary NSAIDs.
Veterinary
Veterinary.
- Why must pets not be given human NSAIDs without a vet, and how did diclofenac affect vultures? provenance
- Which entry fits Indian vulture crisis? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should COX-2 inhibitors be a separate entry?
- How should regulator safety updates be linked?
- Should mofezolac be marked as regional?