Randomized Trial Finds Ibuprofen Is not a Safe Alternative to Antibiotic Treatment for Urinary Tract (IMAGE)

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Randomized Trial Finds Ibuprofen Is not a Safe Alternative to Antibiotic Treatment for Urinary Tract

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Ibuprofen, given instead of antibiotics to women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (cystitis), leads to longer duration of symptoms and more serious adverse events related to the spread of the primary infection, according to a new study in PLOS Medicine.

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