Inside Health 17/3/20

NSAIDs and covid19

NHS advice
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-advice/
French announcement
https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/anti-inflammatories-may-aggravate-covid-19-french-health-minister-warns.47919/
and
https://dgs-urgent.sante.gouv.fr/dgsurgent/inter/detailsMessageBuilder.do?id=30500&cmd=visualiserMessage
Irish advice
https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/media/pressrel/advice-about-anti-inflammatory-medication-and-covid-19.html

ACE inhibitors and covid19
Lancet letter

Click to access PIIS2213-2600(20)30116-8.pdf

Science Media Centre reaction

expert reaction to questions about high blood pressure, diabetes, and ACE inhibitor drugs, and risk of COVID-19 infection


European Society of Cardiology
https://www.escardio.org/Councils/Council-on-Hypertension-(CHT)/News/position-statement-of-the-esc-council-on-hypertension-on-ace-inhibitors-and-ang

Scotland – no 111 yet but helpline for well people looking for advice
0800 028 2816
https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/ Advice for employers

advice for employers
https://www.gov.scot/news/covid-19-helpline-for-scottish-businesses/

advice for employers on gov website
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19

*employers! there really is no point asking your employees to phone GPs for advice when I am going to look up the same information you already have access to…..*

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