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https://www.infomed.ch/aktuell.php?newsid=1283
His suggestion was criticized by some health experts, who cited the lack of publicly available evidence suggesting a link between ibuprofen and adverse effects of the coronavirus.
"Deeply concerned about this bold statement," Muge Cevik, a researcher at the University of St Andrews Infection and Global Health Division, said on Twitter. "There's no scientific evidence I am aware of that ibuprofen [causes worse] outcomes in #COVID19."
"There is a good reason to avoid ibuprofen as it may exacerbate acute kidney injury brought on by any severe illness, including severe COVID-19 disease. There isn't yet any widely accepted additional reason to avoid it for COVID-19," Rupert Beale, a group leader in Cell Biology of Infection at the UK's Francis Crick Institute, told the UK's Science Media Centre.
"It is not clear from the French Minister's comments whether the advice given is generic 'good practice' guidance or specifically related to data emerging from cases of COVID-19, but this might become clear in due course," he added.
Yesterday Belgian news they said there wasn't any scientific backup
Today the BCFI told people the same statement as the French.
So I must retract my statement. If it doesn't seem to work better than paracetamol, why even take it.
Talked to a doctor friend of mine and she said the statement probably came because ibuprofen isn't safe for the elderly who are more fragile to covid. But she only gets trickle down information.
Do you know this to be true?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/health-experts-criticise-nhs-advice-to-take-ibuprofen-for-covid-19
https://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f6041