NSAIDs' link to heart failure should be kept in context, UK's NHS says

30 September 2016

Research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that taking painkillers known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of heart failure by less than 20% overall.

However, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has warned against overstating the threat and quoting that figure out of context, with the risk of scaremongering among people who regularly take over-the-counter painkillers such as ibuprofen.

"The information is most useful to older people taking prescribed NSAIDs long-term"

This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free. A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here.

Try before you buy

Free

7 day trial access

Take a Free Trial

All the news that moves the needle in pharma and biotech
Exclusive features, podcasts, interviews, data analyses and commentary from our global network of life sciences reporters.
Receive The Pharma Letter daily news bulletin, free forever.

Become a subscriber

£820

Or £77 per month

Subscribe Now

Unfettered access to industry-leading news, commentary and analysis in pharma and biotech.
Updates from clinical trials, conferences, M&A, licensing, financing, regulation, patents & legal, executive appointments, commercial strategy and financial results.
Daily roundup of key events in pharma and biotech.
Monthly in-depth briefings on Boardroom appointments and M&A news.
Choose from a cost-effective annual package or a flexible monthly subscription

The Pharma Letter is an extremely useful and valuable Life Sciences service that brings together a daily update on performance people and products. It’s part of the key information for keeping me informed

Chairman, Sanofi Aventis UK