A 53-year-old woman presents to your community pharmacy for…
A 53-year-old woman presents to your community pharmacy for advice on the treatment of knee pain. She has previously seen the GP who diagnosed her with osteoarthritis, advised her to use paracetamol and encouraged her to lose weight. She has found this helpful, but she was out with her friends for longer than expected yesterday and her knee is particularly painful today. Paracetamol is not controlling the pain very well. She has no other past medical history and takes no other medications. Which of the following would be the MOST appropriate pharmacological therapy to recommend to this patient, alongside lifestyle advice?