A recent study assessed the US real-world trends in prescription analgesic use among Medicare patients with CKD, analyzing the potential relationships between analgesics and patient outcomes. Use of ...

Mild analgesics (hereafter, analgesics) consisting of paracetamol and NSAIDs are among the most used pharmaceutical drugs worldwide as well as the most released into the environment Epidemiological ...

—Patients with CKD are advised against using opioids and NSAIDs for long-term pain. These authors attempted to address conflicting data in this area. Reviewed by Clifton M. Jackness, MD, Adjunct ...

Older patients with CKD may be especially at risk for suboptimal pain control and inappropriate use of opioids and prescription NSAIDs, according to study investigators. Use of both opioids and ...

Cost comparison of robotic, laparoscopic, and open partial nephrectomy. Background: Analgesics have been linked to an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but the evidence is mixed ...

Existing literature examining analgesic medication use and epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk has been inconsistent, with the majority of studies reporting an inverse association. Race-specific ...

Many trials found no clear differences between various nonaspirin, nonselective NSAIDs or partially selective NSAIDs (meloxicam, nabumetone, etodolac) in efficacy for pain relief or improvement in ...

Certain analgesics have been associated with an increased risk for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), particularly among patients who use the medications for longer durations. Excluding aspirin, the relative ...

Boston, MA - Amid a flurry of concern over selective COX-2 inhibitors, many doctors have been switching patients to traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). But a new large ...

Dedier J, Stampfer MJ, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Speizer FE, Curhan GC. Nonnarcotic analgesic use and the risk of hypertension in US women. Hypertension 2002;40:604-8. Question: Is there an ...

Researchers have determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60.

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, University of Arizona researchers assessed the relationship between antibody responses and analgesic usage after coronavirus disease 2019 ...