Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of death from COVID-19: an OpenSAFELY cohort analysis based on two cohorts.
Angel Yun WongBrian MacKennaCaroline E MortonAnna SchultzeAlex J WalkerKrishnan BhaskaranJeremy P BrownChristopher T RentschElizabeth WilliamsonHenry DrysdaleRichard CrokerSeb BaconWilliam HulmeChris BatesHelen J CurtisAmir MehrkarDavid EvansPeter InglesbyJonathan CockburnHelen I McDonaldLaurie TomlinsonRohini MathurKevin WingHarriet ForbesRosalind M EggoJohn ParryFrank HesterSam HarperStephen Jw EvansLiam SmeethIan J DouglasBen Goldacrenull nullPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2021)
We found no evidence of a harmful effect of routinely prescribed NSAIDs on COVID-19 related deaths. Risks of COVID-19 do not need to influence decisions about the routine therapeutic use of NSAIDs.