Ibuprofen linked to heart risk

A report in the British Medical Journal has linked ibuprofen, a common anti-inflammatory drug, with heart attacks.

Doctors are warning people not to panic over research that shows common painkillers can increase the risk of having a heart attack.


The results of a study published in the British Medical Journal indicate that ibuprofen could raise the chances of an attack by 24 per cent. For other drugs the risk was as much as 55 per cent.

But medical experts say the research on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), regularly used daily by arthritis patients, should be treated with caution.