Is there a rationale for the use of nimesulide in the treatment of dysmenorrhea?

Drugs of Today

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. B, 2001, Pages 31-38

  Pulkkinen, M O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DIFLUNISAL; IBUPROFEN; ISOXEPAC; NAPROXEN; NIMESULIDE; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2; PROSTANOID RECEPTOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSMENORRHEA; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SCORING SYSTEM; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034999762     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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