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Some Pain Drugs Increase the Risk of Heart Attack
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Some of the most common pain drugs used by older adults who experience discomfort in muscles and joints can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The April issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers the risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that include celecoxib (Celebrex), diclofenac (Voltaren), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin [...]
Source: Mayo Clinic Health Information - April 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Commonly used painkiller 'should be banned over heart risk'
A painkiller used by at least a million people in Britain a year should be banned because it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke by almost half, say British academics.
Source: Telegraph Health - February 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: heart attack ibuprofen diclofenac nsaid stroke Source Type: news
Single-tablet double-dose famotidine plus ibuprofen decreases endoscopic upper GI ulcers compared with ibuprofen alone
Commentary on: Laine L, Kivitz AJ, Bello AE, et al.. Double-blind randomized trials of single-tablet ibuprofen/high-dose famotidine vs. ibuprofen alone for reduction of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Am J Gastroenterol 2012;107:379–86. Context Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are widely prescribed worldwide. However, NSAID use frequently accompanies gastrointestinal (GI) injury including complications such as bleeding and perforation. Therefore co-therapy with gastroprotective drugs especially for those at risk has been advocated in current guidelines1 in which proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) and misoprostol ...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - January 17, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Sugano, K. Tags: Clinical trials (epidemiology), Small intestine, Stomach and duodenum, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases Therapeutics Source Type: research
