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Covid-19: ibuprofen should not be used for managing symptoms, say doctors and scientists
BMJ 2020; 368 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1086 (Published 17 March 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;368:m1086Read an update to this news story

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