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This is a Medication Guide for Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). NSAIDs are drugs used to treat pain and redness, swelling, and heat (inflammation) from medical conditions such as different types of arthritis, menstrual cramps, and other types of short-term pain. However, NSAIDs can cause serious and life-threatening side effects, including an increased risk of heart attack, bleeding, ulcers, tears, and other major organ failures. Anyone taking NSAIDs should take them exactly as prescribed and at the lowest dose possible for their treatment, and for the shortest time needed. Before taking NSAIDs, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions and other medicine you are on since NSAIDs can interact with them and cause serious side effects. The guide also provides details on the possible side effects of NSAIDs and what to do if a patient takes too much of them. The text also warns people not to use NSAIDs for a condition for which it was not prescribed and not to give NSAIDs to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have.*