PMID: 2096127Dec 1, 1990Paper

Effects of commonly used NSAID's on gastric mucosa. A clinico-endoscopic and histopathological study

The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
R MisraS N Pandeya

Abstract

Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's) are one of the most commonly used agents in clinical practice today. All these drugs are known to produce gastro-intestinal lesions. In the present study we found that aspirin, indomethacin and phenylbutazone caused gastric mucosal damage in 90.9%, 100%, respectively while ibuprofen and paracetamol caused gastric mucosal damage in 33.3% and 37.5% respectively. Thus latter two drugs were safer NSAID's. Further more we have demonstrated that endoscopic monitoring of the patients on NSAID's is a sensitive method of early detection of gastric mucosal damage. This monitoring may be particularly valuable in high risk subjects on NSAID's.

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