Platelet aggregation in patients treated with diflunisal

Abstract

The effect of the non-steroidal analgesic diflunisal on platelet aggregation and clinical haemorrhage at a dosage 250 mg twice or 3-times daily, sufficient to relieve musculo-skeletal pain and other painful conditions, was studied in 15 patients and 5 normal subjects. Platelet aggregation was carried out with ADP and collagen before and during treatment with diflunisal. The results indicated that diflunisal is an effective analgesic with no significant adverse effect on platelet function or clinical bleeding.