📱 COPY & PASTE CAPTION + HASHTAGS: That ibuprofen your elderly patient takes every day for joint

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]Pop quiz about inside use in patients over the age of 60. What's the most common side effect? Maybe GI bleed, nausea and vomiting, upset stomach. Is it AKI, acute kidney injury?

[00:00:14]It's actually dyspepsia, which is like this GI sensation like GERD, early feeling of being full, things like this.

[00:00:23]Not a very pleasant or good side effect and it can occur in up to 10 to 20% of patients over the age of 60 that are taking NSAIDs. So if you have arthritis and then you're taking your NSAIDs and then also you're like getting this like heartburn type sensation, you're feeling not very well, bloated, etc. It might be because of your NSAID. It might not be.

[00:00:44]There could be other reasons for that as well. So talk to your doctor if you're having these things. But also make sure you're counseling your patients if you're prescribing NSAIDs and they're over the age of 60 of this very common side effect.

[00:00:55]bleed, nausea and vomiting, upset stomach. Is it