What are the risks of excessive consumption of ibuprofen

Following a study by the French Medicines Agency (ANSM) warning against the use of ibuprofen, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products made some recommendations in which first place the drug replacement. ibuprofen or ketoprofen for paracetamol in case of fever or pain.

According to the study, taking these drugs can aggravate cases of angina, nasopharyngitis, otitis, cough, lung infection, skin lesion or chickenpox.

In addition, they recommend using "the minimal effective dose, for the shortest duration" and not to provide these anti-inflammatory drugs more than three days in case of fever and five days in case of pain. In both cases, the recommended dose is 400 grams instead of 600.

In Argentina, ibuprofen, paracetamol, antacids and anti-flu drugs are the most common over-the-counter (Mvel) medications found in the Rescue Kit of the Greater Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, according to a study presented in December by the Anmat Drugs OTC (Capemvel). The four are over-the-counter, although for the moment it has been stated that this "does not encourage their irresponsible use".