Several Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Increased Rick of Cancer

After analyzing nine randomized studies of certain blood pressure drugs, researchers at Case Western University School of Medicine have concluded that several of the drugs may lead to cancer in some patients. Dr. Ilke Sipahi and his colleagues at Case Western found that blood pressure drugs called angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) may increase the risk of a new cancer by 8 percent. The drugs in question include Diovan, Micardis, Blopress, Atacand, Amias, and Cozaar. In 2009 alone, more than 82 million patients were prescribed an ARB.

As a result of the study, some medical experts are calling for federal regulators to investigate the drugs in question, while asking medical practitioners to use the drugs with caution and prescribe alternative treatments, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, when possible.

Other experts, though, have challenged the findings, calling the study “flawed.” Many claim that the study failed to make a compelling argument and lacks scientific evidence.

However, most experts agreed that the study could be interpreted as a “signal” to both researchers and federal regulators of dangers associated with ARBs, which are currently used by tens of millions of patients.

While the latest findings of the increased risk of cancer as a result of ARBs may not be enough to prove a defective drug case at this time, the skilled Pensacola defective drug attorneys of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis and Overholtz, PLLC, are closely monitoring the latest information and are prepared to evaluate your case if you believe that you or a loved one may have developed cancer while using one of the above-mentioned blood pressure drugs.

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