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A Scoping Review of Non-Medical and Extra-Medical Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

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  • Rebekah Brennan

    (University College Cork)

  • Mayyada Wazaify

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Haneen Shawabkeh

    (The University of Jordan)

  • Ian Boardley

    (University of Birmingham)

  • Jim McVeigh

    (Manchester Metropolitan University)

  • Marie Claire Hout

    (Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moore’s University)

Abstract

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most commonly used medications worldwide and have analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. Although NSAIDs are recognised as generally safe and effective, non-medical and extra-medical use of these products can occur. Unlike the use of illegal and many prescription drugs, which are subject to extensive research attention, inappropriate use of NSAIDs has been less well investigated. This scoping review collates and describes what is known regarding non-medical and extra-medical use of NSAIDs. In total, 72 studies were included in this scoping review. Three themes emerged from the review: (1) indicative profile of people who engage in non-medical or extra-medical use of NSAIDs; (2) antecedents for non-medical or extra-medical use; and (3) adverse health effects of non-medical and extra-medical use of NSAIDs. The review concluded that there is a need for enhanced patient education, including among sports people; pharmacovigilance in terms of clinician recognition of aberrance; and prescriber and pharmacist awareness of the potential for extra-medical and non-medical use and the related health harms.

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  • Rebekah Brennan & Mayyada Wazaify & Haneen Shawabkeh & Ian Boardley & Jim McVeigh & Marie Claire Hout, 2021. "A Scoping Review of Non-Medical and Extra-Medical Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)," Drug Safety, Springer, vol. 44(9), pages 917-928, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:drugsa:v:44:y:2021:i:9:d:10.1007_s40264-021-01085-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s40264-021-01085-9
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    1. Dorota Lasota & Dagmara Mirowska-Guzel & Mariusz Goniewicz, 2022. "The Over-the-Counter Medicines Market in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-9, December.

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