title: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug prescribing: past, present, and future.
abstract: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin, are now among the most widely prescribed medications in the world. They have a long and fascinating history, with the use of aspirin derived from willow bark stretching back into the Assyrian culture. In the twenty-first century we are faced with both the challenge of balancing the benefits and side effects of these drugs and the exciting prospect of new, safer agents with comparable efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Guy's, King's & St. Thomas' School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005060:Europe; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D001241:Aspirin