Thanks to funding from the British Heart Foundation, researchers have succeeded in demonstrating the link between regular paracetamol intake and a significant increase in blood pressure.
Their study focused on patients with hypertension.
The study was conducted on about 100 volunteers,
Capital
reports .
For two weeks, the researchers administered 4 g of paracetamol per day and then a placebo over the following two weeks.
Result: the systolic pressure would increase by 5 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure would be up by 1.5 mm Hg.
Risk of cardiovascular problems
This result can have disastrous consequences for the health of hypertensive patients, with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems.
These people would, according to the researchers, have every interest in asking their doctor about the balance between benefits and risks of long-term treatment with paracetamol.
The British researchers hope to soon be able to carry out this same study “in a larger population of patients suffering from chronic pain”.
The latter are indeed required to take this medication regularly and over the long term.
For the moment, they have not yet found the necessary funding for this new research.
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