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Does advil/ibuprofen cause respiratory depression and make covid-19 worse?
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Uncertain: France’s health ministry advised people with COVID 19 infection not to use OTC nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) because they might ^ severity of the infection. However, I am not sure that there are rigorous scientific studies that show this finding to date.
Answered 5/3/2020
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No: These medications have been shown to be safe when taken with a Covid19 infection, as far as I knowl
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