AVOID DRUG IBUPROFEN & ACE INHIBITORS DURING COVID 19 (CORONA VIRUS INFECTION)
Author: Dr. Uma Kumar Professor & Head Department of Rheumatology AIIMS, New Delhi 'AVOID DRUG IBUPROFEN & ACE INHIBITORS DURING COVID 19 (CORONA VIRUS INFECTION)' Preliminary findings: One of the factors besides associated co-morbidities (diabetes, hypertension, strike, coronary artery disease) for more severe COVID 19 in Italy was that most patients took ibuprofen at home. Ibuprofen accelerates the multiplication of the virus. Those interested in details can read following article- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(20)30116-8/fulltext "Human pathogenic coronaviruses (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus [SARS-CoV] and SARS-CoV-2) bind to their target cells through angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is expressed by epithelial cells of the lung, intestine, kidney, and blood vessels.4 The expression of ACE2 is substantially increased in patients ...