The U.S Food and Drug Administration on Thursday strengthened the warning labels for widely used painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen, saying they can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.
The FDA is asking people to think carefully about their use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), particularly if they've already had a heart attack, according to a consumer update on the agency's website.
The agency said it is taking this action based on recent data that shows the risk of heart attack or stroke can increase even after using NSAIDs for a short time.
"They used to say they might cause risk of heart attack or stroke. Now we are saying they do cause increased risk of heart attack and stroke," FDA spokesman Eric Pahon told NBC News.
In particular, people should avoid taking multiple products that contain NSAIDs, according to the revised FDA warning.
Common over-the-counter NSAIDs include ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and naproxen (Aleve), but NSAIDs also can show up in combination medicines like multi-symptom cold products.
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3 comments:
Don't care. When I hurt advil works fast.
Yeah right. Let's believe another one of Obamas government entities. Wow they really think after all the crap they have pulled we believe anything they say.
Dang if you do dang if you don't, just use common sense that rare commodity of the last days.
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