Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of Pharmacist-Managed NSAIDs Deprescribing: A Jordanian Outpatient Study
Table 4
Types of NSAIDs used by participants (N = 100).
| | Types of NSAIDs used by the patient | N (%) |
| | Monotherapy | | Nonselective NSAIDs | | Ibuprofen | 28 (28) | | Ketoprofen | 3 (3) | | Lornoxicam | 3 (3) | | Indomethacin | 1 (1) | | Diclofenac | 22 (22) | | Piroxicam | 1 (1) | | Selective CoX2 | | Celecoxib | 1 (1) | | Etoricoxib | 2 (2) | | Combination of different NSAIDs | | Ibuprofen + diclofenac | 1 (1) | | Ibuprofen + ketoprofen | 1 (1) | | Ibuprofen + meloxicam | 38 (38) | | Duration of NSAIDs usage | | Use only when necessary | 1 (1) | | Management of acute pain (less than 4 weeks) | 24 (24) | | Management of subacute pain (4–12 weeks) | 3 (3) | | Management of chronic pain (more than 12 weeks) | 72 (72) | | Types of pain that need NSAIDs Tx | | Acute | 26 (26) | | Chronic | 74 (74) | | Degree of pain | | Severe | 100 (100) | | Side effects due to NSAIDs usage | | GI bleeding | 3 (3) | | GI symptoms | 37 (37) | | Dry cough | 5 (5) | | Sore throat | 3 (3) | | Edema | 2 (2) | | Renal problem | 22 (22) | | Elevated blood pressure | 8 (8) | | None of the above | 12 (12) | | More than one of the above | 10 (10) | | Allergy/sensitivity to NSAIDs | | None | 100 (100) | | Sources of information for NSAIDs usage | | Family and relatives | 21 (21) | | Doctor | 10 (10) | | Pharmacist | 3 (3) | | No sources | 66 (66) |
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