Coroner alerts GPs after death of patient on long-term diclofenac

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Coroner alerts GPs after death of patient on long-term diclofenac

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A coroner found long term diclofenac use contributed to a death
Long-term use of diclofenac without gastro-protective prophylaxis contributed to the death of a Canterbury woman, coroner Sue Johnson has found. Th