KROK 1 2013 – Question 166 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with arthritis and varicose veins has been taking a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug for a long time, which caused thrombosis of skin veins. Which of the following drugs might have caused this complication?
- A. Aspirin
- B. Ibuprofen
- C. Phenylbutazone
- D. Indomethacin
- E. Celecoxib
Hint
Think about how an anti-inflammatory drug could tip the balance between vessel-wall prostacyclin and platelet thromboxane towards clotting instead of away from it.
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