Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that the three most commonly used drugs in the United States, acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin, increase the risk of developing high blood pressure in middle-aged men. These findings are published in the February 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzed questionnaires from 16,031 men with a mean age of 65 years old without a history of high blood pressure at baseline who are part of the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
Men who took acetaminophen six to seven days per week had a 34% increased risk of hypertension
Men who took NSAIDs six to seven days per week had a 38% increased risk of hypertension
Men who took aspirin six to seven days per week had a 26% increased risk of hypertension
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