NSAIDs include- Propionic acid- Fenoprofen, Flurbiprofen, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, Naproxen, Naproxen Sodium, Oxaprozin Acetic acids- Diclofenac sodium, Etodolac, Indomethicin, Ketorolac, Nabumetone, Sulindac, Tolmetin Fenamates (anthralic acids) - Meclofenamate, Mefenamic acid Oxicams- Piroxicam Refer- Ibuprofen

Long term management of Rheumatoid arthiritis

 NSAIDs include- Propionic acid- Fenoprofen, Flurbiprofen, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, Naproxen, Naproxen Sodium, Oxaprozin Acetic acids- Diclofenac sodium, Etodolac, Indomethicin, Ketorolac, Nabumetone, Sulindac, Tolmetin Fenamates (anthralic acids) - Meclofenamate, Mefenamic acxid Oxicams- Piroxicam Refer- Ibuprofen

Warnings-

Anaphylactoid reactions - these reactions have occurred in patients withaspirin hypersensitivity and in patients who continued with tolmetrin, then restarted it. These reactions appear to occur more often with tolmetrin than other NSAIDs not structurally related to , but data conflict.

Long term management of Rheumatoid arthiritis Rheumatoid arthiritis-

Dosage-

Initially 400mg 3 times /day preferably include dose on arising and at bed time. Control is usally acheived at doses 600 to 1800mg /day generally in 3 divided doses Doses > 1800mg/day have not been studied are not recommended

Children- > 2 years- 20mg/kg/day in 3 or 4 divided doses. When control is acheived usual dose ranges from 15 to 30mg/kg/day. Doses more than 30mg/kg/day have not been studied and are not recommened

Refer- Ibuprofen