In Brief: McNeil
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
McNeil: Publicizes National Kidney Foundation statement issued Nov. 3 at the group's 45th annual meeting in San Diego recommending acetaminophen for patients with kidney failure "because of the bleeding complications associated with aspirin." In a same-day release, McNeil quoted the group as saying that "NKF symposium participants expressed `serious concern' about the use of NSAIDs by `people who have underlying kidney disease, heart disease, severe high blood pressure, and by elderly people who are taking diuretics.'" NKF also expressed reservations about the use of OTC NSAIDs by athletes, according to McNeil. The foundation, McNeil said, recommended that "mixed analgesics" containing aspirin, acetaminophen and caffeine be removed from the market...