Diclofenac/misoprostol: Novel findings and their clinical potential

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 51, 1998, Pages 31-41

  Shield, Michael J ^a,b  

^a Searle UK ^*

^b Medical Department Searle   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ARTHROTEC ; CYCLOOXYGENASE; DICLOFENAC; HEMOGLOBIN MISOPROSTOL; NONSTEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUG

Indexed keywords

ARTHROTEC; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DICLOFENAC; HEMOGLOBIN; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; MELOXICAM; MISOPROSTOL; NAPROXEN; NIMESULIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIROXICAM; THROMBOXANE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SELECTIVITY; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JOINT STIFFNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MISOPROSTOL; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0031944653     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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