Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in the elderly: issues of compliance and safety.

摘要: Many of the goals in caring for patients with non-life-threatening rheumatic conditions can be safely met non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy. These drugs relieve pain and stiffness help to maintain joint mobility. However, no course treatment successful without patient compliance. The difficulties following dosage requirements scheduling, together increased risk adverse side effects, are particular problems elderly--the very who major consumers NSAIDs. key NSAID therapy is maintaining comfort function while using simplest safest medical regimen available. author discusses ways which these achieved.