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The Problem with NSAIDs

More and more problems are cropping up with NSAIDs, once thought a panacea by the medical profession, even more effective than aspirin for the pain and discomfort symptomatic of many conditions.

The following quote is from Dr. James F. Fries, one of the country's leading arthritis experts and a professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine:


"There's an epidemic of adverse drug reactions to NSAIDs. The Food and Drug Administration believes anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 deaths each year are the result of severe bleeding caused by NSAIDs. It's a big problem."

Reference
    Marsa L. "America's Other Drug Problem," Los Angeles Times Magazine, September 29 1996.
January 1997
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