NSAID THERAPY in recurrent HLA B27 associated uveitis

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NSAID THERAPY in recurrent HLA B27 associated uveitis

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The following is an excerpt from an article written by C Stephen Foster MD following the ARVO meeting in 2005. I have borrowed it and placed it here because the question often comes up as to how effective NSAID therapy is.
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____http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/505926__________________________________________________________________

The efficacy of chronic oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy for prevention of uveitis relapse in patients with a history of recurrent HLA-B27-associated uveitis was studied by Teasley and colleagues[16] at the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation in Boston. Forty-three patients (86 eyes) were studied, and the pre-NSAID and post-NSAID attack rates were compared. The average pre-NSAID attack rate was 1 episode every 12.8 months; the post-NSAID rate was 1 attack every 38.3 months, off all corticosteroid therapy. Five patients experienced gastrointestinal discomfort which was alleviated by a change in the NSAID being employed. The authors concluded that there was a 66.8% reduction in recurrences of uveitis in this population of patients with recurrent HLA-B27-associated uveitis through the chronic use of oral NSAIDs, with complete freedom from steroid use. They are now attempting to mount a double-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial on this matter.
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Re: NSAID THERAPY in recurrent HLA B27 associated uveitis

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Mike,
"They are now attempting to mount a double-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial on this matter."
As this article was from 2005, any idea if they ever did mount the double-blind study and, if so, were there were any significant conclusions?

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Re: NSAID THERAPY in recurrent HLA B27 associated uveitis

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I don't recall but this article is here because NSAID therapy works.

I'll see if I can find new information but I doubt it.
the choice of drugs are in this order, Celebrex, Dolobid (difusinal) and Naprosyn (naproxyn sodium) celebrex because it is a cox1 and cox2 inhibitor the others work on only one type of inflammation so that is why something like Zofran is added to protect the stomach.

Wish you the best,
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