Why the study?
Does diflunisal cause less gastrointestinal blood loss compared to aspirin, and how does alcohol affect this?
Population
12 normal subjects (10 in a parallel study, 2 in a crossover study)
Comparison
Diflunisal 250 mg twice daily vs Acetylsalicylic acid 750 mg or 600 mg 4 times…
Design
RCT, double-blind
Follow-up
4-day treatment period
Authors
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Diflunisal may be preferred over ASA to minimize GI blood loss, especially with alcohol; confirms differential NSAID effects in RCT data.
Does diflunisal cause less gastrointestinal blood loss compared to aspirin, and how does alcohol affect this?
Diflunisal causes less gastrointestinal blood loss than aspirin, and unlike aspirin, its effect is not significantly enhanced by alcohol.
Deschepper et al. (1978) studied this question.
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