Review Article

Pain Management in the Elderly: An FDA Safe Use Initiative Expert Panel’s View on Preventable Harm Associated with NSAID Therapy

Table 3

List of current guidelines containing NSAIDs and/or elderly.


(1) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
(2) American Academy of Family Physicians
(3) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
(4) American College of Gastroenterology
(5) American College of Physicians
(6) American College of Rheumatology
(7) American Geriatrics Society
(8) American Heart Association
(9) American Pain Society
(10) American Society of Anesthesiologists
(11) Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
(12) Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
(13) National Headache Foundation
(14) National Kidney Foundation
(15) Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI)
(16) US Headache Consortium
(17) Beers List*
(18) HEIDIS*
(19) STOPP and START*
(20) McLeod*
(21) IPET*
(22) ACOVE*

*Tools to identify potential inappropriate medications.