People with heart problems have been advised to stop using one of the most commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs in the UK.
The medicines regulator said painkiller diclofenac could significantly increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke for some patients.
The advice has been updated after a European review of the risks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23109314
The article doesn't mention the additional risk associated with taking it alongside blood pressure drugs and statins, which my pharmacist warned me about when I was briefly prescribed diclofenac a few years ago.
The medicines regulator said painkiller diclofenac could significantly increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke for some patients.
The advice has been updated after a European review of the risks.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23109314
The article doesn't mention the additional risk associated with taking it alongside blood pressure drugs and statins, which my pharmacist warned me about when I was briefly prescribed diclofenac a few years ago.