As the pandemic has been declared by the World Health Organization, the world is in a state of panic and due to the day by day increasing numbers, the people who are symptomatic are going up for the medicine named ibuprofen which can lead to many side effects. Thus, the World Health Organization has recommended the people to people who have COVID–19 symptoms to avoid taking ibuprofen, after French health official warned about it on his social media account.
France’s health minister Olivier Veran tweeted on Saturday saying anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen and cortisone could be an “aggravating factor” for COVID-19.
He wrote that if one is having fever they should go up and take paracetamol and if they are already on anti-inflammatory drugs or in doubt, they must ask the doctor for advice.
⚠️ #COVIDー19 | La prise d'anti-inflammatoires (ibuprofène, cortisone, …) pourrait être un facteur d'aggravation de l’infection. En cas de fièvre, prenez du paracétamol.
Si vous êtes déjà sous anti-inflammatoires ou en cas de doute, demandez conseil à votre médecin.— Olivier Véran (@olivierveran) March 14, 2020
WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva the United Nations’ health experts were “looking into this to give further guidance”.
“In the meantime we recommend using paracetamol, and do not use ibuprofen as a self-medication – that’s important,” he said.
Ibuprofen is also called Brufen, Ibugesic, I-Profen, Nurofen, Advil and Medix. It is found in other medications including Nurofen Plus, Maxigesic, Nuromol, Brufen extra and Nurofen Cold and Flu
