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

BACKGROUND: Certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (e.g., rofecoxib [Vioxx]) increase the risk of heart attack and stroke and should be avoided in patients at high risk of cardiovascular events. Rates of cardiovascular disease are high and rising in many low- and middle-income countr...

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Autores principales: McGettigan, Patricia, Henry, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3570554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23424288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001388

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3570554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23424288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001388

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