Clinical and economic implications of upper gastrointestinal adverse events in Asian rheumatological patients on long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

• Main Authors: Pok, Say Lee, Shabaruddin, Fatiha Hana, Dahlui, Maznah, Sockalingam, Sargunan, Mohamed Said, Mohd Shahrir, Rosman, Azmillah, Lau, Ing Soo, Isa, Liza Mohd, Hussein, Heselynn, Ng, Chin Teck, Mahadeva, Sanjiv
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21018/; https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-185X.13256

Aim: To determine the incidence and direct costs of NSAID-induced upper GI adverse events in Malaysian rheumatology patients. Methods: A retrospective, multi-centre, cohort study of rheumatology patients on long-term NSAIDs was conducted. Clinical data of patients treated between 2010 and 2013 were...