London, Sep 11: Popular painkillers such as ibuprofen can elevate chances of an early death among heart attack survivors, suggests a new study.
Some of these drugs, available over the counter, can make the blood clot more easily and trigger heart attacks or strokes. There is the perception among researchers that such drugs should not be made so easily available on prescription.
Researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital, Demark, led by Anne-Marie Schjerning Olsen, drew their conclusions after looking at death rates in more than 100,000 people who had suffered one heart attack, the journal Circulation reported.
Almost half of them or 44 percent were subsequently put on a group of painkillers collectively known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory inhibitor or NSAIDs, according to the Telegraph.
