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A COMPARISON OF FLURBIPROFEN AND ASPIRIN IN THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Author(s) -
Barraclough D. R. E.,
Lenaghan Elizabeth,
Muirden K. D.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93775.x
Subject(s) - flurbiprofen , aspirin , rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , gastrointestinal tract , crossover study , arthritis , gastroenterology , pharmacology , pathology , alternative medicine , placebo
In a double blind crossover study, flurbiprofen compared favourably with aspirin in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with the latter drug being given in doses generally accepted as having antiinflammatory effects. Although fairly frequent, the side effects observed during flurbiprofen therapy were of a relatively minor nature and usually related to the gastrointestinal tract.