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Soluble painkillers used by millions of people in Britain could pose a health risk because they are high in salt, UK researchers are warning.
Some formulations taken at maximum dose tip users over the recommended daily sodium intake for an adult, with potentially dangerous consequences, the study authors say.
Their work in the BMJ looks at the outcomes for 1.2 million UK patients.
It found a link between effervescent tablets and heart attacks and stroke.
Compared with patients taking the same drugs without salt, those who regularly took effervescent or soluble medications increased their risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying from a vascular cause by a fifth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25091741
Some formulations taken at maximum dose tip users over the recommended daily sodium intake for an adult, with potentially dangerous consequences, the study authors say.
Their work in the BMJ looks at the outcomes for 1.2 million UK patients.
It found a link between effervescent tablets and heart attacks and stroke.
Compared with patients taking the same drugs without salt, those who regularly took effervescent or soluble medications increased their risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying from a vascular cause by a fifth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25091741