What are the contraindications, baseline evaluations, dosing, and monitoring required before initiating naproxen (an NSAID) in an adult, especially if the patient is elderly or has cardiovascular disease, renal impairment, hypertension, heart failure, or gastrointestinal ulcer risk?

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