Salicylates - Dosage - Side Effects - Drug Interactions - Warnings

What are salicylates? When are salicylates prescribed to treat arthritis? Do salicylates carry the same cardiovascular risk as nonselective NSAIDs and COX-2 selective inhibitors?

NSAIDS work to combat arthritis by interfering with the inflammatory process.

A brief explanation and fast facts about the NSAIDs.

Following scrutiny of the class of arthritis drugs known as NSAIDS and COX-2 inhibitors, the FDA has taken action.

Medications have long been considered "traditional" treatment. Since individual response to a specific medication can vary and because possible side effects are also a factor, finding the most effective medication or combination of medications can be a more difficult process than one would expect.

Inflammation is a process associated with many diseases, including arthritis. Do you know what is happening as inflammation occurs? Do you know why inflammation occurs?

Drug profile and essential information on Salicylates, from UMM.

Salicylates are a family of related drugs that reduce pain and inflammation. The word salicylate refers to the active ingredient in the drugs. Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid or ASA) is one of these drugs. Many of the others are chemically related to aspirin. Salicylates differ from each other slightly in chemical structure, but have similar effects in the body, from University of Washington.

Since the use of aspirin and aspirin-containing products is associated with increased risk of Reye syndrome, experts recommend these medicines not be given to children or teenagers who have the flu, an illness with a fever, or chicken pox. Most (90%) of those affected by Reye syndrome are under age 15, but it may also affect teenagers and adults.