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Trivia # 165: Nonselective Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk

3 June, 2010
Toxicological trivia  from June 03, 2010: Nonselective Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs and Cardiovascular Risk: Are They Safe? Currently available data are insufficient for defining evidence-based clinical guidelines for the use of NSAIDs, and the need for additional research, specifically randomized controlled trials, is evident.  Although the current clinical evidence may not warrant recommending:
a) Naproxen as the preferred NSAID treatment;
b) It may be prudent to avoid diclofenac for patients with cardiovascular risk factors requiring NSAID treatment:
c) Both previous assertions are correct.
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