24.165.520    NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS PROTOCOLS

(1) Clinicians may use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents as directed by a licensed medical practitioner with prescriptive authority.

(2) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents act by blocking the formation of prostaglandins.

(3) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are indicated for acute inflammation including but not limited to tendonitis, arthritis, and bursitis.

(4) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are contraindicated when there is a local infection or abrasion at the site of application. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents are also contraindicated when there is sensitivity to topical anti-inflammatory agents.

(5) The specific nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents permitted by this rule are:

(a) ketaprofen 20 percent (10 percent is available without prescription);

(b) piroxicam 1 percent or 2 percent;

(c) ibuprofen, up to 20 percent; and

(d) diclofenac 2.5 percent.

 

History: 37-24-201, 37-24-202, MCA; IMP, 37-24-108, 37-24-109, MCA; NEW, 2005 MAR p. 447, Eff. 4/1/05; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 1743, Eff. 10/5/19.