Source searched	Date of search	Search strategy used
PubMed (MEDLINE)	8 September 2008	(aspirin OR aceclofenac OR acemetacin OR betamethasone OR celecoxib OR cortisone OR deflazacort OR prednisone OR dexamethasone OR dexibruprofen OR dexketoprofen OR diclofenac sodium OR diflusinal OR etodolac OR etoricoxib OR fenbufen OR fenoprofen OR flurbiprofen OR hydrocortisone OR ibuprofen OR indomethacin OR indometacin OR ketoprofen OR lumiracoxib OR mefenamic acid OR meloxicam OR methylprednisolone OR nabumetone OR naproxen OR nimesulide OR piroxicam OR sulindac OR tenoxicam OR tiaprofenic acid OR triamcinolone OR cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor* OR anti‐inflammatory agent*) AND (Alzheimer* OR dementia OR ((cognit* or memory* or mental*) and (declin* or impair* or los* or deteriorat*)) AND (randomized OR randomized OR double blind* OR single blind* OR placebo* OR controlled)
EMBASE (Ovid SP)	9 September 2008	as PubMed
CINAHL (Ovid SP)	9 September 2008	as PubMed
PsycINFO (Ovid SP)	9 September 2008	as PubMed
LILACS (Bireme)	9 September 2008	(aspirin OR aceclofenac OR acemetacin OR betamethasone OR celecoxib OR cortisone OR deflazacort OR prednisone OR dexamethasone OR dexibruprofen OR dexketoprofen OR diclofenac sodium OR diflusinal OR etodolac OR etoricoxib OR fenbufen OR fenoprofen OR flurbiprofen OR hydrocortisone OR ibuprofen OR indomethacin OR indometacin OR ketoprofen OR lumiracoxib OR mefenamic acid OR meloxicam OR methylprednisolone OR nabumetone OR naproxen OR nimesulide OR piroxicam OR sulindac OR tenoxicam OR tiaprofenic acid OR triamcinolone OR cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor* OR anti‐inflammatory agent*) AND (Alzheimer* OR dementia)
CDCIG Specialized Register	8 September 2008	(aspirin OR aceclofenac OR acemetacin OR betamethasone OR celecoxib OR cortisone OR deflazacort OR prednisone OR dexamethasone OR dexibruprofen OR dexketoprofen OR diclofenac sodium OR diflusinal OR etodolac OR etoricoxib OR fenbufen OR fenoprofen OR flurbiprofen OR hydrocortisone OR ibuprofen OR indomethacin OR indometacin OR ketoprofen OR lumiracoxib OR mefenamic acid OR meloxicam OR methylprednisolone OR nabumetone OR naproxen OR nimesulide OR piroxicam OR sulindac OR tenoxicam OR tiaprofenic acid OR triamcinolone OR cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor* OR anti‐inflammatory agent*)
CENTRAL	Issue 3/2008	(aspirin OR aceclofenac OR acemetacin OR betamethasone OR celecoxib OR cortisone OR deflazacort OR prednisone OR dexamethasone OR dexibruprofen OR dexketoprofen OR diclofenac sodium OR diflusinal OR etodolac OR etoricoxib OR fenbufen OR fenoprofen OR flurbiprofen OR hydrocortisone OR ibuprofen OR indomethacin OR indometacin OR ketoprofen OR lumiracoxib OR mefenamic acid OR meloxicam OR methylprednisolone OR nabumetone OR naproxen OR nimesulide OR piroxicam OR sulindac OR tenoxicam OR tiaprofenic acid OR triamcinolone OR cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor* OR anti‐inflammatory agent*) AND (Alzheimer* OR dementia OR ((cognit* or memory* or mental*) and (declin* or impair* or los* or deteriorat*))
ISI Conference Proceedings	10 September 2008	(aspirin OR aceclofenac OR acemetacin OR betamethasone OR celecoxib OR cortisone OR deflazacort OR prednisone OR dexamethasone OR dexibruprofen OR dexketoprofen OR diclofenac sodium OR diflusinal OR etodolac OR etoricoxib OR fenbufen OR fenoprofen OR flurbiprofen OR hydrocortisone OR ibuprofen OR indomethacin OR indometacin OR ketoprofen OR lumiracoxib OR mefenamic acid OR meloxicam OR methylprednisolone OR nabumetone OR naproxen OR nimesulide OR piroxicam OR sulindac OR tenoxicam OR tiaprofenic acid OR triamcinolone OR cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor* OR anti‐inflammatory agent*) AND (Alzheimer* OR dementia)
mRCT including ISRCTN Register, ClinicalTrials.gov	10 September 2008	(aspirin OR aceclofenac OR acemetacin OR betamethasone OR celecoxib OR cortisone OR deflazacort OR prednisone OR dexamethasone OR dexibruprofen OR dexketoprofen OR diclofenac sodium OR diflusinal OR etodolac OR etoricoxib OR fenbufen OR fenoprofen OR flurbiprofen OR hydrocortisone OR ibuprofen OR indomethacin OR indometacin OR ketoprofen OR lumiracoxib OR mefenamic acid OR meloxicam OR methylprednisolone OR nabumetone OR naproxen OR nimesulide OR piroxicam OR sulindac OR tenoxicam OR tiaprofenic acid OR triamcinolone OR cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor* OR anti‐inflammatory agent*) AND (Alzheimer* OR dementia)
IFPMA, UMIN Japan trials register, Netherland trials register, Australasian Digital theses, Theses Canada, DATAD	10 September 2008	Alzheimer’s disease