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The use of NSAIDs is strongly associated withpeptic ulceration. The inhibition of prostaglandinsynthesis with the consequent increase of gastricacidity is considered a possible mechanism. Therefore we decided to assess the effect of one-monthtreatment with NSAIDs on the circadian gastric pH ofrheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. We studied 11consecutive patients (one man and 10 women, median age55,...