PatientsLikeMe : Ibuprofen Prescription Treatment Report

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Taking Ibuprofen Prescription
57 Patients currently take Ibuprofen Prescription
6 Patients stopped taking Ibuprofen Prescription
thiagirl Sensation: moderate Overall: mild Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: mild Walking: moderate See profile thiagirl 400mg as needed since May 09, 2008
sixstarus Depression: 2 Emotional: 0 Compulsion: 2 Anxiety: 2 Mania: 1 Physical: 2 External Stress: Moderate 52 F Function: High Distress: Low See profile sixstarus 800mg daily since Apr 24, 2008
bookworm63 Sensation: none Overall: none Cognition: mild Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: none Walking: moderate See profile bookworm63 600mg as needed since Apr 23, 2006

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.

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

63 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ibuprofen Prescription.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	32	54%
Other	18	30%
General health	4	6%
Support another treatment	1	1%
Pain, lower back	1	1%
Stiffness/spasticity	1	1%
Back pain	1	1%
Slow my ALS progress	1	1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription.

0 mg none	400 mg day	500 mg day	600 mg day	800 mg day	1200 mg day	1600 mg day	2400 mg day	3200 mg day
23	1	2	3	15	1	2	4	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Ibuprofen Prescription or how long patients were taking Ibuprofen Prescription before stopping.

Currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	5	8	7	3	19

Stopped taking Ibuprofen Prescription

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	4	67%
Not indicated	2	33%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	100%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	2

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

thiagirl

Sensation: moderate

Overall: mild

Cognition: mild

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate

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by thiagirl
Aug 28, 2008