that, according to an audit led by a team from the University of Oxford, results in at least 60,000 hospital admissions a year,” he said, according to the Mirror. “About one in 10 of those affected never return home.”
Hidden Risks
According to Porter, NSAIDs have been linked to ulceration and internal bleeding, particularly when taken regularly or over long periods.
Research published in the journal Gut compared hospital data from 2007 and 2022, examining patients admitted with gastrointestinal bleeding. The findings showed that many of those affected had
