NSAID
Painkillers that also tackle inflammation. NSAIDs became considerably more interesting when my foot decided to introduce me to gout.
The Reluctant Patient
Laughter is the best medicine. Probably.
The Reluctant Patient
Laughter is the best medicine. Probably.
Medical Notes
Medical conversations often move quickly. These notes explain some of the medicines, tests, numbers and terminology I’ve encountered along the way – in plain English, from the patient’s side of the desk.
Paracetamol
One of the most familiar painkillers in the medicine cupboard. Useful for pain and fever, but unlike ibuprofen, it isn't an anti-inflammatory.
Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen helped when gout made my foot spectacularly painful. Unfortunately, medicines have an irritating habit of interacting with other medicines.