Aspirin is to no longer be recommended as a treatment for common heart problems, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said.
Chair of NICE’s Guidelines Development Group, told the Today programme that blood-thinning drugs known as anticoagulants would be a better alternative for the “vast majority” of people.
Source: BBC News
Published: 18 June 2014
Category: Features, Pharmaceuticals
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