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NSAID Definition

NSAID (ensed′, -sād′)

noun pl. NSAIDs

Med. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, used as a pain reliever, as aspirin or ibuprofen

NSAID Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • standard: Or, use a gastroprotective agent with a standard NSAID [ NICE, 2001 ]. Or, consider using a topical NSAID.

Modifies a noun

  • therapy: He advised patients against stopping NSAID therapy based on the findings.
  • dose: NSAID dose is the fraction of the manufacturer's highest recommended dose.
  • user: NSAID users were more likely to die: overall mortality was 20 % in NSAID users compared with 14 % in non users.
  • treatment: Briefly, some 200 patients who needed NSAID treatment for musculoskeletal pain were tested for H pylori.
  • effect: Cost of NSAID adverse effects to the UK National Health Service.
  • drug: Green lipped muscle extract appears to have anti-inflammatory properties and may protect against the stomach side effects of NSAID drugs.

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