Selective and nonselective beta-blockers equally effective in preventing sudden death
...with selective beta-blockers and those treatedwith nonselective beta-blockers. Their findings were published in th...a-blocker,which inhibits the beta 1 receptor, or a nonselective beta-blocker, whichinhibits both the beta 1 and the beta 2 receptors. Congestive heart failu...Few hospitalized patients at low risk for pain
... by the facility's pain management program. These nonselective regulations are based on studies in hospitalized p.... There is currently not enough data to support a nonselective approach to pain management in hospitals, and the widely applied JCAHO regulations may under serve c...More studies on risks and benefits of COX-2 inhibitors published in Archives of Internal Medicine
... at the same time as selective COX-2 inhibitors or nonselective NSAIDs have an increased risk of hospitalization f...s were significantly more likely to be also taking nonselective NSAIDs, celecoxib, or rofecoxib prior to hospitalization relative to controls" (patients taking warf...Celecoxib safe for short-term use in patients with cirrhosis
... that selective COX-2 inhibitors may be safer than nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in these patients," the authors report. "Further studies using COX-2 inhibitors for a longer period of time are required to confirm this contention." The researchers used a short-term administration of the drugs ...