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Can over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications prevent sepsis?
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No: There is some data that tylenol (acetaminophen) might deplete glutathione, making sepsis worse. There is no data that nsaids or Aspirin can prevent sepsis, and it has been studied to death. In fact, currently there are no direct treatments for sepsis, as the only approved therapy (activated protein c) has been withdrawn from the market due to the high levels of risk associated with its use.
Answered 6/24/2014
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No it Cannot: Otc anti-inflamatory medication cannot prevent sepsis. Sepsis has a causing agent which is usually very serious bacterial infection and it need to be eliminated to treat sepsis. In some instances we use steroids to decrease the inflammatory process in sepsis.
Answered 1/14/2016
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