Researchers find link between NSAIDs and heart attack risk

June 17, 2013 — According to a recent international study on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), high dose, long term use of over-the-counter painkillers like ibuprofen and diclofenac can increase the risk of heart attack.

The study, which was covered last week in The Washington Post and Lancet, suggests that for every 1,000 people with an average risk of heart disease who take high-dose diclofenac or ibuprofen for a year, about three more would have avoided having a heart attack if they had not been taking these NSAIDS in this way.

Source: American Chiropractic Association, acatoday.org