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Did you know that NSAID pain medicines can have important risks that depend on the medicine and its use? This infographic explains just how dangerous they are and reveals lots of startling statistics…
What regulators say: in July 2015 the US FDA strengthened its warning that non-aspirin NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and naproxen raise the risk of heart attack and stroke. The risk can start within weeks, is greater at higher doses, and applies to people with and without heart disease. The advice is to use the lowest effective dose for the shortest time, and to seek help at once for chest pain, breathlessness, or sudden weakness or slurred speech.
Source: TV.GreenMedInfoThe drug and the circumstances matter
An NSAID risk graphic cannot rank a medicine’s danger without dose, duration and patient context. Different pain medicines also belong to different classes. A historical infographic can introduce questions, but its numerical claims need sources and dates; it should not prompt someone to stop prescribed treatment without discussing their situation with a qualified professional.
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Additional source: NHS: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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