Advise Limiting NSAIDs in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
September 2015
We're still getting questions about NSAID safety.
NSAID labels have warned about CV and GI risks for years. And warnings have become stronger based on data gathered over the past decade.
For example, we know that NSAIDs slightly increase CV risk in patients with or without CV disease. We also know risk goes up within DAYS of use...and with higher NSAID doses and longer durations.
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