There have been fresh calls for
restrictions on the sale of the painkiller ibuprofen after another study found it heightens
the risk of cardiac arrest.
Taking the over-the-counter drug was
associated with a 31% increased risk, researchers in Denmark found.
Other medicines from the same group
of painkillers, known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),
presented an even higher risk, according to the findings published on Wednesday
in the European Heart Journal.
Diclofenac, available over the
counter in the UK until 2015 and still taken on prescription, raised the risk
by 50%.
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