According to the National Library of Medicine, Ibuprofen Over-the-counter medications can be used to reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pains caused by headaches, muscle aches, arthritis, menstrual periods, the common cold, toothache, and back pain.
Ibuprofen belongs to a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); however, experts warn that it has become one of the most common and indispensable drugs in first aid kits abuse of this product.
A study in the journal BMJ on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, known as NSAIDs, suggests that taking these drugs may increase your risk of: heart attack.
Risks of taking ibuprofen
Study suggests taking some anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, in as little as a week may increase the risk of cardiac arrest 20% to 50% risk.
In order to draw these conclusions, Medical records of 446,000 people 61,00,460 people from Canada, Finland, and the United Kingdom were identified as having heart disease, and correlations with consumption of common anti-inflammatory drugs were described.
On another occasion, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte warned about the link between NSAIDs and the risk of heart attacks: Ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen; However, studies show that using ibuprofen alone results in a 50% increased risk.
Following the above, Gunnar Gislason, professor of cardiology at Copenhagen University Hospital, warned of the risks of this drug and recommended that it be used only when necessary and avoided in people with: Heart problems.