NSAID prescribing and adverse outcomes in common infections: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Infections in primary care are often treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This study evaluates whether NSAID prescribing is associated with adverse outcomes for respiratory (RTIs) or urinary track (UTI) infections.

Objectives

To determine whether there is an association between NSAID prescribing and the rate of adverse outcomes for infections for individual consulting in primary care.

Design

Cohort study of electronic health records.

Setting

87 general practices in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD.

Participants

142 925 patients consulting with RTI or UTI.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Repeat consultations, hospitalisation or death within 30 days of the initial consultation for RTI or UTI.

SUBMITTER: Stuart B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10773344 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature