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Tag Archives: Coxib and Traditional NSAID Trialists’ (CNT) Collaboration
Heart Risk Warning Over Painkiller Diclofenac (BBC News / MHRA)
Summary The medicines regulator has advised that the painkiller diclofenac should not be used by people with heart problems. A European review found a small increased risk of heart attack and stroke. “The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Pain, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, Cerebrovascular Disease, Chronic Pain, Congestive Heart Failure, Coxib and Traditional NSAID Trialists' (CNT) Collaboration, Coxibs, Diclofenac, Epidemiology and Statistics, Heart Attack or Stroke, Inflammatory Arthritis, Ischaemic Heart Disease, Lancet, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Medicines Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), MHRA Drug Safety Updates, Musculoskeletal, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), NSAIDS: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Osteoarthritis, Pain Management, Pain Relief, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Stroke, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
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High-Dose Painkiller Heart Risk (NHS Choices / BBC News)
Summary Commonly-used painkillers, such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, can increase the risk of heart problems slightly if taken in high doses over a long time. This conclusion was arrived at by meta-analysis of data from 639 separate clinical trials. The risks remain … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pain, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Chronic Pain, Coxib and Traditional NSAID Trialists' (CNT) Collaboration, Coxibs, Diclofenac, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Ibuprofen, Inflammatory Arthritis, Lancet, Musculoskeletal, Naproxen, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), NSAIDS: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Osteoarthritis, Pain Management, Pain Relief, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Oxford
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