More action needed to prevent stomach problems in NSAID users, despite recent progress
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Four out of ten high-risk patients prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) also received appropriate measures to prevent upper-gastrointestinal (UGI) problems, but the remainder did not receive adequate protection, according to a study in the June issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.