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NSAIDS
NSAIDS
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 2
10/22/2012

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Term

NSAIDS- Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

Definition

-          Hard on the stomach

-          Used rheumatoid arthritis

Term

-          Meloxicam (Mobic)

Definition

o   Ask your doctor

o   Moderrate pain

o   Prescription

Term

-          Ibuprophen

Definition

o   Motrin, advil,

o   Take as recommended

Term

-          Naproxen 

Definition

o   alieve

o   Take as recommended, cant take more

Term

-          Side effects/ contradictions

Definition

o   GI upset, prolonged bleeding times

o   If they take it every day stop taking 1 week prior to surgery, risk of bleeding

o   Pregnancy D

o   Not for breast feeding moms

o   Risk of bleeding when combined with other anti-platelets or anti-coagulants

Term

-          Cytotec

Definition

o   Prescribe when a patient is prescribe salicylate

o   It is synthetic prostaglandin

o   To replace the prostaglandin in the stomach to protect it

o   NOT and NSAIDS

o   Decrease risk of ulcer

o   Decreased risk of bleeding

Term

-          Ketorolac (toradol)

Definition

o   Power analgesic effects

o   Good at pain relief w/o the side effects of a narcotic

o   Prefer given IV

o   Used for post-operative

o   Can be given IV/IM/PO

o   Contradict if allergic to aspirin or NSAIDS

o   Can’t use it for more than 5 days because a risk of kidney damage

o   Higher risk of bleeding

Term

-          COX-2 Inhibitors

Definition

o   Work a little differently than traditional NSAIDS

o   Very good for mild-moderate pain

o   Good to treat pain

o   Has no effect on platelets!!!

Term

celebrex 

Definition

§  allergic to NSAIDS, Aspirin, sulfamides should not have this

§  cardiac history or cardiac disease, should not take this

§  put at risk for another cardiac event

§  used mainly for rheumatoid arthritis

Term

-          NSAIDS over dose/ toxicity

Definition

o   Not as damaging as salicylates overdose

o   CNS changes

o   Numbness

o   GI changes, NVD

o   Treatment

§  No antidote

§  Gastric lavage/ activated charcoal

§  Pump their stomach

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