What Doctors Don't Tell YouASPIRIN: Not quite the wonder drug, after all
Q I regularly take aspirin but, recently, I’ve been prescribed an antihypertensive. Is there any interaction between these drugs? - CH, Swindon
Imagine it. You’re a typical drug company.
Every doctor knows there is a major risk of serious gastrointestinal problems with patients taking a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug (NSAID) as a painkiller, often to ease arthritis. ...
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An aspirin a day is supposed to keep the heart attack away, and without any nasty side effects. Doctors have been recommending that people take a mini dose of aspirin around 75 mg as part of their daily regimen, along with walking the dog, putting...
Drug manufacturers very much work according to the maxim of 'Waste not, want not'. Take thalidomide, for instance - and, in fact, many people in developing nations still do.
