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Article: NSAIDS, coxibs, aspirin, and GI bleeds.
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- Bandolier
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- April 1, 2007
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Guidance from various sources has suggested that any protective effect that coxibs have over non-selective NSAIDs is lost in the presence of low dose aspirin. This was based mainly on a meta-analysis of endoscopy studies with few events. A later meta-analysis showed that coxibs plus low dose aspirin produced fewer ulcers than NSAIDs plus low dose aspirin (Figure 1) [1]. What we have lacked is any evidence with real clinical outcomes. A new and very large observational study [2] fills the gap.
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This was a retrospective cohort study based on prescriptions and hospital admission. It covered all persons aged 65 years or ...