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Coronavirus: the danger of anti-inflammatory drugs

Several doctors have mentioned the case of young patients with coronavirus in a serious condition after taking anti-inflammatory drugs.

In this Parisian pharmacy, Saturday March 14, pharmacists massively relay the information. Taking anti-inflammatory drugs is strongly discouraged if there is a suspicion of coronavirus contamination. The Minister of Health reminded him in a tweet: “The taking of anti-inflammatory drugs could be a factor of aggravation of the infection. In case of fever, take paracetamol”, said Olivier Véran on social networks.

Health authorities have received several alerts in recent days. “We found that there were several young people who had taken anti-inflammatory drugs for a headache and ended up in intensive care”, affirms doctor Jean-Paul Hamon, president of the Federation of the doctors of France. But the doctors warn: we must not stop everything …

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