Ibuprofen does not increase risk of death from Covid-19, a new study has found. Early on in the pandemic, there was controversy over the use of ibuprofen after a French health minister advised against the use of it.
Scientists in Britain launched a review to assess ties to the drug and Covid-19. The Commission on Human Medicines' expert working group concluded: "There is currently insufficient evidence to establish a link between use of ibuprofen and susceptibility to contracting Covid-19 or the worsening of its symptoms." But a new study, which examined data from eight British hospitals at the height of the pandemic, found that the regular use of painkillers including ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac did not increase the risk of death