Dr. Moo Weerasak warns that there is a risk that you get paracetamol regularly a stroke.
Tojo News reporter said that Associate Professor Dr. Weerasak Charatchaisri, forensic medicine specialist of Srinakharinwirot University We posted a message on Facebook saying:
Taking paracetamol regularly can increase the risk of stroke and coronary heart disease by up to 20 per cent.
Until recently, paracetamol was considered a completely safe medicine for patients with high blood pressure.
A 2022 study found that long-term use of paracetamol could increase the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in people with high blood pressure.
Researchers say that its effect on blood pressure is similar to the effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen.
Part of a study carried out by a team from the University of Edinburgh on 110 patients with a history of high blood pressure. They received 1 gram of paracetamol (2 500 mg tablets) 4 times a day (4 grams per day (8 500 mg tablets per day)) or a matched placebo for 2 weeks.
The group that received paracetamol found that there was a significant increase in blood pressure. Compared to the placebo group
This increase is similar to the increase seen with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. and can be expected to increase the risk of heart disease or stroke by around 20 percent.
Conclusions: Taking paracetamol for 2 weeks increases blood pressure in hypertensive patients. and when you stop medication Blood pressure will return to its original level.
Those who use paracetamol from time to time do not need to worry. Short-term use of paracetamol to treat a headache or fever This one has no effect.
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2024-09-21 13:11:55
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