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COX-2 inhibitors  

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  • NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDS) are used to treat chronic pain, inflammation, and fever. Although effective, chronic use is associated with a high incidence of gastrointestinal side effects, such as dyspepsia, gastric pain, gastric or duodenal ulcers, and gastrointestinal bleeding. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Cox-2 Inhibitors]

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