Watch out for ibuprofen for a varicella. Hayley Lyons, a young English mother, launches the alert on Facebook by posting photos of her little boy Lewis. To soothe the symptoms of his chickenpox (fever and headaches), doctors prescribed Lewis Nurofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug containing ibuprofen. Unexpected result: Little boy’s chickenpox buttons turn into blisters. Soon after, Lewis was hospitalized for sepsis, a generalized infection of the blood.
Ibuprofen and aspirin prohibited during chickenpox
Hayley Lyons then decides to post pictures of his son on Facebook, accompanied by the following message: “Please do not give Nurofen / ibuprofen to your children for chickenpox. This type of medication is part of the anti-inflammatory drugs, which react with chickenpox by making it penetrate deeper into the tissues. “The young mother asks pharmaceutical companies to carry out awareness campaigns and add a warning to the instructions for use. The message has already been shared almost 350,000 times and the British health authorities have reacted by declaring that they officially advised against prescribing ibuprofen in children with chickenpox.
In France, the Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie warns on its website Amelithan in case of fever and pain during chickenpox, “only paracetamol is allowed” and “nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen and aspirin are prohibited“. Questioned by the newspaper Manchester Evening News, Haylay Lyons clarified that Lewis was fine. “It happened 10 months ago but he still has scars.“
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