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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 127 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain throughout body 73 16 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 40 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 25 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Inflammation 25 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Arthritis pain 20 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 416 patients currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 6
Mild
 13
None
 42

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

Stomach pain 4
Fatigue 3
Stomach upset 3
Burning in stomach 3
Cramps in stomach 2
Edema in lower extremities 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription. See all 60 dosages ►

  800mg as needed 600mg as needed 400mg 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
  114 Number of Patients: 114 34 Number of Patients: 34 9 Number of Patients: 9 8 Number of Patients: 8 22 Number of Patients: 22 71 Number of Patients: 71 15 Number of Patients: 15 14 Number of Patients: 14 6 Number of Patients: 6 46 Number of Patients: 46  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 17   Other: 23%
Did not seem to work 15   Did not seem to work: 21%
Doctor's advice 14   Doctor's advice: 19%
Side effects too severe 13   Side effects too severe: 18%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 15%
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 68 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
 37 55%
Usually
 22 33%
Sometimes
 7 10%
Never
 1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ibuprofen Prescription

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 4 6%
A little
 7 10%
Not at all
 55 82%

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
 36 95%

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Report created on February 09, 2012.