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>you'd probably perform the same home treatment as any other respiratory illness. Notably, you should not take ibuprofen or other NSAIDS. Stick to acetaminophe

>you'd probably perform the same home treatment as any other respiratory illness. Notably, you should not take ibuprofen or other NSAIDS. Stick to acetaminophen/paracetamol instead. Guidance from France's health minister: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammatory-drugs-may-aggravate-coronavirus-infection https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/14/anti-inflammat... https://twitter.com/olivierveran/status/1238776545398923264 https://twitter.com/olivierveran/status/1238776545398923264

velosol 7y ago
This is good advice generally, especially for severe infections like COVID-19 but there's little evidence _specific_ to COVID-19 and a contraindication with NSAIDs. The Snopes [1] article covers the general gist although there is an early report around that the minister likely read and passed on in the form of a tweet. Research is changing constantly right now so evidence may or may not show NSAIDs contraindicated with greater risk than other infections. [1]: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/covid-19-nsaids-ibuprofen/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/covid-19-nsaids-ibuprofen/