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What is Ibuprofen Prescription?

Ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is used as a prescription medication in doses of 400-800 mg per dose for inflammatory diseases, rheumatoid disorders, mild-to-moderate pain, and dysmenorrhea.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 143 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain throughout body 92 17 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 52 6 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Inflammation 28 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Other 25 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Arthritis pain 21 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 456 patients currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 9
Mild
 13
None
 45

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ibuprofen Prescription

Stomach pain 5
Fatigue 3
Stomach upset 3
Burning in stomach 3
Tinnitus 2
Cramps in stomach 2
See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription. See all 63 dosages ►

  400mg as needed 600mg as needed 800mg as needed 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,600 mg daily 1,800 mg daily 2,400 mg daily
  10 Number of Patients: 10 42 Number of Patients: 42 123 Number of Patients: 123 11 Number of Patients: 11 22 Number of Patients: 22 73 Number of Patients: 73 19 Number of Patients: 19 17 Number of Patients: 17 11 Number of Patients: 11 51 Number of Patients: 51  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 18   Other: 24%
Doctor's advice 15   Doctor's advice: 20%
Did not seem to work 15   Did not seem to work: 20%
Side effects too severe 14   Side effects too severe: 18%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 5%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 4%
Expense 2   Expense: 3%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 71 patients who’ve stopped taking Ibuprofen Prescription

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ibuprofen Prescription

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Ibuprofen Prescription

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ibuprofen Prescription

Always
 42 58%
Usually
 23 32%
Sometimes
 7 10%
Never
 1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ibuprofen Prescription

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 5 7%
A little
 9 12%
Not at all
 58 79%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ibuprofen Prescription

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 5%
< $25
 40 95%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.