Prophylactic acetaminophen or ibuprofen result in equivalent acute mountain sickness incidence at high altitude: a prospective randomized trial

<strong>Objective</strong> Recent trials have demonstrated the usefulness of ibuprofen in the prevention of acute mountain sickness (AMS), yet the proposed anti-inflammatory mechanism remains unconfirmed. Acetaminophen and ibuprofen were tested for AMS prevention. We hypothesized that a...

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Main Authors: Kanaan, N, Peterson, A, Pun, M, Holck, P, Starling, J, Basyal, B, Freeman, T, Gehner, J, Keyes, L, Levin, D, O'Leary, C, Stuart, K, Thapa, G, Tiwari, A, Velgersdyk, J, Zafren, K, Basnyat, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017