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Apr 2018
4m 31s

NSAIDS/analgesic

Instructor Gwin
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This podcast reviews the pharmaceutical class of medications called NSAIDS or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Medications in this class include ibuprophen, naproxen, aspirin, and ketoralac. Simple explaination of the drug action is presented to make understanding, recall of  side-effects, and administration considerations easy to remember.

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