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The ‘popular’ painkiller that may 'triple' the risk of stroke - BMJ study

PAINKILLERS are over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs used for ailments ranging from period pain to toothache. But dosage is key to ensuring safe intake of the drug, with research warning that higher doses of one painkiller may triple the risk of stroke.

By SOLEN LE NET

15:37, Mon, Jan 10, 2022 | UPDATED: 16:13, Mon, Jan 10, 2022

 

Painkillers: The ‘popular’ painkiller that may 'triple' the risk of stroke - BMJ study

PAINKILLERS are over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs used for ailments ranging from period pain to toothache. But dosage is key to ensuring safe intake of the drug, with research warning that higher doses of one painkiller may triple the risk of stroke.

By SOLEN LE NET

15:37, Mon, Jan 10, 2022 | UPDATED: 16:13, Mon, Jan 10, 2022

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Painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen are among some of the most widely prescribed in the world. Given the drugs' universality, they're widely deemed risk-free. At higher doses, however, the drug can give rise to potentially life-threatening complications. In one study published in the British Medical Journal, ibuprofen was linked to a threefold greater risk of stroke.

 

 

Ibuprofen on the other hand was associated with more than three times the risk of stroke.

What’s more, diclofenac almost tripled the risk, while etoricoxib and diclofenac were associated with around a fourfold increased risk of suffering death from cardiovascular causes.

A total of 554 heart attacks were recorded, and 377 strokes.

An accompanying editor from the departments of preventive medicine in Nashville Professor Wayne Ray, noted: “Naproxen seemed least harmful.