Printer-friendly versionUse of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that elevate cardiovascular risk: An examination of sales and essential medicines lists in low, middle and high-Income countries
Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that elevate cardiovascular risk: An examination of sales and essential medicines lists in low, middle and high-Income countries
Patricia McGettigan and David Henry find that, although some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as diclofenac are known to increase cardiovascular risk, diclofenac is included on 74 countries essential medicine lists and was the most commonly used NSAID in the 15 countries they evaluated.
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12/02/2013
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