Abstract
Humans have used nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for several thousand years, ever since the analgesic and antiphlogistic properties of the salicylate-containing willow bark were recognized. Recently, their use has reached unprecedented levels"”as the increasing longevity of populations increases the burden of painful degenerative joint disease, and as the recognition of the anti-platelet and anti-cancer properties of aspirin creates new uses for this old drug. This chapter deals with the features, causation and epidemiology of the adverse effects of NSAIDs on the GI tract. It does not discuss their treatment, which is dealt with elsewhere in this book under each individual disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Textbook of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Editors | C. J. Hawkey, Jaime Bosch, Joel E. Richter, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Francis K. L. Chan |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 145-149 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781405191821 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- anti-inflammatory drugs
- anti-inflammatory agents
- gastrointestinal bleeding
- gastrointestinal system
- peptic ulcers
- aspirin