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A patient with asthma repeatedly wheezes after ibuprofen. What medicine advice is most appropriate?

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Correct answer: E — Avoid non-selective NSAIDs and review analgesia

Reproducible wheeze after ibuprofen suggests NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease. Avoid non-selective NSAIDs and review safer analgesic options and asthma control; do not undertake unsupervised desensitisation.

Reference: NHS: Aspirin for pain relief: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/aspirin-for-pain-relief/who-can-and-cannot-take-aspirin-for-pain-relief/