Report #13895

[gotcha] Suggesting ibuprofen or aspirin for fever/pain in a patient with known asthma

Screen for asthma before recommending NSAIDs; if asthma is present, default to acetaminophen/paracetamol unless the patient has confirmed tolerance to NSAIDs.

Journey Context:
Ibuprofen is a standard, safe OTC painkiller. However, up to 20% of asthmatics have NSAID-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease \(Samter's triad\). An agent blindly suggesting ibuprofen for an asthmatic's fever can trigger severe, sudden-onset bronchospasm. The tradeoff is acetaminophen's liver risk vs. NSAID's airway risk; acetaminophen is the safer default in asthmatics.

environment: LLM Medical Triage / Health Advisory · tags: asthma nsaid ibuprofen bronchospasm contraindication · source: swarm · provenance: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/ibuprofen/who-can-and-cannot-take-ibuprofen/

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