Patients with hypertension often ask if they can take NSAIDs (ibuprofen, celecoxib, etc) due to warnings on the label

December 2011

Patients with hypertension often ask if they can take NSAIDs (ibuprofen, celecoxib, etc) due to warnings on the label.

Many can...but they need to be careful.

NSAIDs increase average BP by around 5 mmHg in patients with hypertension...but some patients seem more susceptible than others.

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