NSAID's

Bextra and other NSAIDs were prescribed as an alternative to other pain medications because they were understood to have fewer gastrointestinal side effects than traditional non-selective NSAIDs.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are prescribed to patients who suffer from arthritis and pain where the most dominant adverse side effect from taking these medicines is gastrointestinal toxicity.

NSAIDs work by blocking all cyclooxygenase enzymes: COX-1 enzymes which catalyze prostanoids that maintain a homeostatic environment in the stomach, kidney, GI tract, causes platelet coagulation and COX-2 enzymes that catalyze prostanoids that produce pain, inflammation, dilates endothelial tissues, and acts as a natural anti-coagulant.

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