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The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has published a study on Monday in which, after reviewing the current evidence, it concludes that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including ibuprofen , do not provide benefits or risks to patients infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus .

"There is currently no evidence that the use of NSAIDs causes serious adverse events , acute use of medical care, long-term survival, or quality of life in patients with Covid-19," the agency said in the document.

This conclusion has been reached after analyzing 73 studies (28 carried out in adults, 46 in children and one in both groups) in which acute viral respiratory infections or conditions commonly caused by respiratory viruses were studied, but none specifically addressed the new coronavirus or the SARS or MERS.

The review showed that there is "very low" certainty about mortality among adults and children, and that the effects that these drugs may have on the risk of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and myocardial infarction in adults with acute respiratory infections.

Little difference between ibuprofen and paracetamol in children

Similarly, as reported by the WHO, there is "little to no difference" between ibuprofen and acetaminophen (acetaminophen) among children with fever with respect to effects on death from all causes, hospitalization from any cause, failure acute kidney and acute gastrointestinal bleeding.

Furthermore, most studies report that no serious adverse events occurred, or that only mild or moderate adverse events were observed, and no scientific evidence has been detected regarding the effects of NSAID use on the use of acute medical care. , explicit measures of quality of life or long-term survival.

"No direct evidence was found from patients with Covid-19, SARS or MERS . Therefore, all the included evidence should be considered indirect evidence regarding the use of NSAIDs before or during the management of the new coronavirus," the WHO concluded in The report.

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