Health experts criticise NHS advice to take ibuprofen for Covid-19

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Comments come after French authorities say such drugs could aggravate condition

Experts have criticised NHS advice that people self-isolating with Covid-19 should take ibuprofen, saying there is plausible evidence this could aggravate the condition.

 

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BallouxFrancois Don't take NSAIDs - bad idea

Prolonged ibuprofen use can lead to the shits. I guess that's one use for all the toilet paper hoarding.

Yes aspirine & ibu weaken the immune system, paracetamol best.

michaeljswalker Fever is the body's natural response to the virus, too, but if it goes too far it will kill you, as well as the virus. Same with inflammation

France has advised people not to take it as it makes symptoms worse. What is rhe matter with this government?

Irish health service (it does exist Pierce Morgan viewer's) says to continue with ibuprofen. Hard to know who or what to believe.

Mad men

Check shops like Home Bargains, Poundland etc for paracetamol. Ours all still had stock last time I looked (wasn't buying myself but people in the queue had it, only noticed bc they were stopped fr buying more than 2)

GovHowardDean French Health Minister advising AGAINST ibuprofen. Urges people in need to take Paracetamol. As an example: NOT advil in US but Anadin OK in UK. Plenty of other equivalent examples. Read the SMALL print!

Paracetamol is widely unavailable and ibuprofen is not advisable. What’s left? 🤔

OK UK. You have reached same level of incompetence as trump USA.

Very concerned this seems to based on one very small study by Little Where’s the robust evidence base Otherwise it’s not much better than an opinion

Some evidence from Italy that ibuprofen antagonised the problem, plain old paracetamol should be fine

Do they think everyone is dumb?

A Dr on the lunch time news says it's fine to take. And they wonder why we don't trust the information and are totally confused Help

Only take Paracetamol for goodness sake

Charlotte Warren-Gash, associate professor of epidemiology, the London School of Hygiene ... “For Covid-19, research is needed into the effects of specific NSAIDs among people with different underlying health conditions, which takes into account the severity of infection.

Herd stupidity

It's probably because the nhs wants to kill you off.that way they won't have to work so hard.simples..

No NSAIDS are good with Covid19

nadinebh_ Yes, I think a French minister of health advises paracetamol. It's also being said there's issues re certain hypertension drugs taken by many older people potentially potentiating virus' effects, but is this true?

Symptoms of coronavirus include shortness of breath. As an Ashmatic Ibuprofen worsens that symptom.

We cure bacterial infections with water so why not covid 19 with ibuprofen

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