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3e Initiative Proposes IA Pain Management Recommendations


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE ANNUAL EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF RHEUMATOLOGY

• In patients with gastrointestinal comorbidities, paracetamol should be considered first. NSAIDs in combination with proton pump inhibitors (PPI), or coxibs with or without PPI, may be used with caution. In the presence of liver disease, standard precautions for use of NSAIDs and other analgesics should be applied.

• In patients with IA plus preexisting hypertension or cardiovascular or renal disease, paracetamol should be used first; NSAIDs (including coxibs) should be used with caution.

The 3e initiative is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Abbot. Neither Dr. Whittle nor any other authors on this study had additional disclosures to report.

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