Dietary Supplements for Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis as an Alternative to NSAIDs. View Point on the Available Research

A RECENT OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors and traditional NSAIDs except naproxen increase the risk of serious cardiovascular events and death. When prescribing NSAIDs, patients’ gastrointestinal (GI) and cardiovascular risks should be assessed, with naproxen or low-dose ibuprofen preferentially chosen for patients at risk of CV disease.