NSAIDs: A Profile of Adverse Effects, 1e

NSAIDs are "Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs", which are the most widely used drugs in the world for diseases such as arthritis and symptoms such as headache and pain. NSAIDs are used by almost all physicians. The use of NSAIDs is associated with adverse effects that vary from frequent to rare, trivial to fatal. This is the first book to address the subject, comprehensively covering the pharmacology of NSAIDs. It is a comprehensive, up-to-date, clinically oriented account of information about the adverse effects related to the therapeutic use of aspirin and other NSAIDs. Related complications are discussed system-by-system eg GI, liver, haemotologic, dermatologic, cardiovascular and renal. The book is intended for GPs, rheumatologists, pharmaceutical researchers, pharmacists and clinical pharmacologists.