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artvandelai 3 days ago

NSAIDs reduce inflammation. Since inflammation is part of healing, they can slow recovery, but they’re useful when inflammation itself is a problem.

e40 3 days ago | parent [-]

paracetamol is not an NSAID.

artvandelai 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, but since the parent was talking about drugs with similar effects slowing healing, I thought it was appropriate to mention.

privacyking 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

True but one of the proposed mechanisms of action is on the same pathway as NSAIDs

OldfieldFund 2 days ago | parent [-]

You are right COX-1/2 difference