Pain Relievers

Organizations

1.	Poison Help 1-800-222-1222 American Association of Poison Control Centers http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp




2.	Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org/




3.	Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/




4.	Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/

Overviews

1.	Chronic Pain Medicines American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/122.xml




2.	Over-the-Counter Pain Reliever Guide: Compare Befo Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?retryCount=1&id=PN00061

Related Issues

1.	NSAIDs: How to Avoid Side Effects Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00058

Research

1.	Risk for Heart Attacks with Different NSAIDs American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/7/I-45




2.	Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Suspe National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/od-20.htm




3.	Study Shows Long-Term Use of NSAIDs Causes Severe American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/media/newsRelease05/agaNSAIDsCauses.html




4.	Platelet Function after Taking Ibuprofen for 1 Wee American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/7/I-54




5.	More Studies on Risk and Benefits of COX-2 Inhibit American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ8VYBWH4E&sub_...

Seniors

1.	Seniors and Prescription Pain Medicines American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/802.xml

Specific Conditions

1.	Injection Therapy: Relieving Pain at the Source Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00046




2.	Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve: What's a Consumer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00065




3.	Rub It on: Topical Analgesics Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/drugguide/rubiton.asp




4.	Questions and Answers on COX-2 Selective and Non-S Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/COX2/COX2qa.htm




5.	Ibuprofen: Does It Counteract the Benefits of Aspi Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00803




6.	Dangers of Aspirin and NSAIDs American College of Gastroenterology http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/women/asprin.asp




7.	Aspirin: From Pain Relief to Preventive Medicine Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00269




8.	Are COX-2 Drugs Safe for You? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AR00040




9.	Life After Vioxx Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/2005_archives/2005_01_02/...