Results In our study, 24% of participants reported nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use at
baseline or at least one follow-up study visit. Having a 10 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 higher eGFR …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem, exhibiting
sharp increases in incidence, prevalence, and attributable morbidity and mortality. There is a …

Background: Pain is one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients with end-
stage renal disease. Although NSAIDs may lead to adverse events, NSAID use appears to …

Background Increased use of analgesics in the population is a cause for concern in terms of
drug safety. There is a paucity of population-based studies monitoring the change in use …

Aims Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the cornerstone of pain
management. There are no detailed data on NSAIDs use in Poland, especially in patients …

Background: Pain is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Analgesics may
be appropriate for some CKD patients. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of overall …

Aim. Our aim was to detect older patients who were prescribed inappropriate drugs
according to START/STOPP criteria in primary care. Materials and Method. Patients aged …

Background: Despite hints about the high incidence of pain patients misreporting their pain
medication use, there are only a few non-controlled studies on the topic that focus solely on …

Background Although opioid analgesics are not generally recommended for treatment of
knee osteoarthritis (OA), they are frequently used. We sought to determine the association …

Objective To provide information on the role of pharmacists in nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drug (NSAID) avoidance in high-risk patients. Summary Nonprescription analgesics such as …