Fears of heart attacks over
high-salt drugs

MILLIONS of Britons taking drugs such as soluble aspirin, paracetamol and vitamin C have a significantly higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death owing to their high salt content, researchers have warned.

A study found people who took the drugs were 22 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke, seven times more likely to develop high blood pressure and 28 per cent more likely to die prematurely from any cause than people taking similar drugs that contained no salt.

The drugs in the British Medical Journal study included effervescent, dispersible and soluble preparations.