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Article: Patients on Cox-2 therapy who take aspirin possibly negate benefits.
- Article from:
- Drug Week
- Article date:
- July 9, 2004
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2004 JUL 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that more than half of patients taking Cox-2 anti-inflammatory drugs on a long-term basis were also taking aspirin therapy for its cardio-protective benefit.
Previously published clinical research has shown that using aspirin along with Cox-2 therapies can negate the gastrointestinal (GI) benefit of using Cox-2's, one of the primary reasons for using these more costly medications.
Researchers at pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts examined aspirin and other over-the-counter pain reliever use among Cox-2 users from a large employer group. Their findings were reported in a study ...