The claim that pain killers (specifically ibuprofen) exacerbate bee
sting reactions got a lot of circulation back in the late 1990s, and my
recollection is it was debunked as internet myth.  But heaven knows how
hard to die are those internet myths!  Elsewhere on the internet you
will find recommendations to take ibuprofen to relieve the pain of bee
stings!

"... taken from the book "Understanding Prescription Drugs", by
Dorthy L. Smith, Pharm D., pp. 270 and 271; Reference: British Medical
Journal 292:378, 1986."

Original source, 
http://listserv.albany.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9803B&L=BEE-L&P=R2348&I
=-3

Aaron Morris - thinking posted on BEE-L, it HAS to be true!

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