Common painkillers 'increase heart failure risk' - BBC News

As healthcare providers, we are aware of the potential adverse effects of these painkillers. Unfortunately, the public is not and its common practice for them to buy these over-the-counter medications and take then without seeking medical opinion. There is even a local commercial of a certain brand of paracetamol that encourages its use for headache. To make the situation worse, a locally well-known drugstore has adapted a new marketing strategy and they sell these pain relievers in bulk package...