Common painkiller may not be to blame for blood clots in women on the pill

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The higher risk of blood clots (venous thromboembolism, VTE) seen in women who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with hormonal contraceptives (HCs) is likely due to the health problem for which the painkillers are taken, rather than the painkillers themselves, according to a large observational study of more than 3 million women using HCs in four European countries, published in…

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Common painkiller may not be to blame for blood clots in women on the pill

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