When Are Arthritis Medications Contraindicated?
When Are Arthritis Medications Contraindicated? Tuesday November 21, 2006 All medications have potential benefits and risks. In prescribing a particular medication, the benefits should outweigh the risks. Sometimes arthritis medications are contraindicated, meaning they shouldn’t be given to specific patients. • When should arthritis medications not be used? • Are there contraindications which may eliminate an arthritis patient from taking a specific drug? • What are “absolute” contraindications? Rheumatologist Scott J. Zashin, M.D. explains in When Are Arthritis Medications Contrain