
Benefits and drawbacks of NSAIDs
In this dvm360® interview, Dr Bryce Dooley outlined what to know about these pain management drugs
In a dvm360® interview, Bryce Dooley, DVM, MS, DACAA, faculty for the Directions in Veterinary Medicine (DIVM) symposium in Miami, Florida, describes what to bear in mind when administering non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to patients.
The following is a partial transcript of the video.
Bryce Dooley, DVM, MS, DACAA: So, [a] big benefit is they work. They provide amazing pain relief to our patients with osteoarthritis. The drawback is that they they do have some significant side effects, they can have damaging effects on the liver, they can have damaging effects on the kidney, and the GI tract.
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