article_snippet: a major study found that patients prescribed high doses of the painkiller for long periods were up to 63 per cent more likely to die unexpectedly.
article_snippet: The risk of having a heart attack or stroke was up to 68 per cent higher and there was an almost 50 per cent greater chance of having a stomach ulcer or bleed.
article_snippet: The risk of having a heart attack or stroke was up to 68 per cent higher and there was an almost 50 per cent greater chance of having a stomach ulcer or bleed, for those who took the drug for longer periods .
article_snippet: Statistically, one in six men and one in ten women will die from heart attacks, strokes and other complications of heart disease.
article_snippet: A 2013 Oxford study warned that for every 1,000 patients on ibuprofen or a similar drug, three would suffer a heart attack within a year, of which one would be fatal.
highlights_snippet: Those taking drug for long periods up to 63% more likely to die suddenly .
  
highlights_snippet: Those taking drug for long periods up to 63% more likely to die suddenly .
   risk of a heart attack or a stroke is also up to 68% higher, study warns .
  