Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, C14H11Cl2 NO2, used in the form of its potassium salt to treat pain.
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- noun A
painkiller having the chemical formula C14H11Cl2NO2
Etymologies
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Examples
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A medicine called diclofenac, which is used to treat livestock and is consumed by vultures while feeding on animals 'carcasses, is believed to be the main cause of vulture deaths and therefore the decline in its population.
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Wolfe pointed out that trial data presented by Merck on cardiovascular risks compared etoricoxib with diclofenac, which is much more cardio-toxic than older, safer pain relievers.
FDA Should Not Approve Painkiller Dubbed "Offspring of Vioxx" 2007
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NSAID called diclofenac with a medication to prevent ulcers called misoprostol.
The Seattle Times 2011
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She added that an increased risk of stroke was also found for veterans taking the commonly used NSAID diclofenac, which is available without a prescription.
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One example is diclofenac, which is available in a few different forms: as a gel (Voltaren)
FOXNews.com 2010
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An anti-inflammatory drug for cattle, called diclofenac, has been blamed for poisoning the birds, which eat the carcasses of the dead livestock.
Signs of the Times 2008
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But since surveys began in the 1990s, their numbers have sunk by 99.9 percent, in part from ingesting a deadly anti-inflammatory drug, called diclofenac, found in dead livestock.
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At first the cause was unclear, but researchers eventually zeroed in on an anti-inflammatory drug, diclofenac, that is used to alleviate arthritis-like symptoms in livestock but is toxic to vultures.
YubaNet.com 2008
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A 2006 analysis of 138 randomized trials and almost 150 000 participants showed that selective COX-2 inhibitors are associated with a moderately increased risk of vascular events, mainly due to a twofold increased risk of myocardial infarction, that is heart attacks, and also that high-dose regimens of some traditional NSAIDs such as diclofenac and ibuprofen are associated with a similar increase in risk of vascular events.
Dr. Andrew Lange: What to Do About Arthritis, Part 2: Some Things You May Not Know About Treatment 2010
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A 2006 analysis of 138 randomized trials and almost 150 000 participants showed that selective COX-2 inhibitors are associated with a moderately increased risk of vascular events, mainly due to a twofold increased risk of myocardial infarction, that is heart attacks, and also that high-dose regimens of some traditional NSAIDs such as diclofenac and ibuprofen are associated with a similar increase in risk of vascular events.
Dr. Andrew Lange: What to Do About Arthritis, Part 2: Some Things You May Not Know About Treatment Dr. Andrew Lange 2010
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