NSAIDs user has a risk of gastrointestinal toxicity. Endoscopy is often used in studies of NSAIDs to determine the extent to which the studied drug causes gastrointestinal damage. Most patients taking NSAIDs will develop acute superficial damage to the gastric mucosa, including haemorrhages and erosions. However, in many cases there are no symptoms. The main role of endoscopy is to diagnose gastroduodenal damage in patients who have signs and symptoms e.g. dyspepsia, upper abdominal pain... NSAIDs with improved gastrointestinal tolerability, such as meloxicam, may now reduce the incidents of adverse gastrointestinal events.
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; Enteritis