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What is Ibuprofen?

Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug used to relieve pain and swelling. It is thought to have lower levels of side effects than other NSAIDS and is widely found throughout over-the-counter painkiller medications.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 496 58
Other 180 20
Headaches 92 10
General health 56 7
Stiffness/Spasticity 53 8
Support another treatment 40 4

See all 1188 patients currently taking Ibuprofen


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 1%
Moderate
6 5%
Mild
18 15%
None
93 79%

Most commonly reported side effects

stomach upset
9 8%
upset stomach
7 6%
Abdominal pain
4 3%
causes Gerd to be worse
3 3%
back pain, headaches, stomach pain,
3 3%
Gastritis
2 2%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ibuprofen. See all 102 dosages

  0mg as needed 1000mg as needed 100 mg/5 mL as needed 100mg/5mL as needed 100 mg as needed 100mg as needed 1200 mg as needed 13 200mg as needed 200 mg as needed 200mg as needed 2 100mg/5mL as needed 2 100mg as needed 21 100mg/5mL as needed 2 200mg as needed 2 300mg as needed 2 400mg as needed 2 50mg as needed 250mg as needed 2 600mg as needed 2 800mg as needed 2 as needed 2other as needed 2 x 100 mg/5 mL as needed 300mg as needed 3 100mg/5mL as needed 3 100mg as needed 3 10mg/mL as needed 3 200mg as needed 3 x 100 mg/5 mL as needed 400 mg all the time (24/7) 400 mg as needed 400mg as needed 40mg/mL as needed 4 100mg/5mL as needed 4 100mg as needed 4 200mg as needed 4 300mg as needed 500 mg as needed 500mg as needed 5 200mg as needed 600 mg all the time (24/7) 600 mg as needed 600mg as needed 6 100mg as needed 6 200mg as needed 800 mg all the time (24/7) 800 mg as needed 800mg as needed 900 mg all the time (24/7) 960mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed 2 mg daily 100 mg/5 mL every other week 300 mg monthly 100 mg/5 mL weekly 100 mg weekly 600 mg monthly 150 mg weekly 800 mg monthly 200 mg weekly 2 x 100 mg/5 mL weekly 30 mg daily 40 mg daily 300 mg weekly 400 mg weekly 5 x 100 mg/5 mL weekly 600 mg weekly 100 mg/5 mL daily 100 mg daily 800 mg weekly 800 other weekly 1200 mg weekly 200 mg daily 2 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 1600 mg weekly 1800 mg weekly 300 mg daily 3 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 400 mg daily 400 mg one time 4 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 5 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 3600 mg weekly 600 mg daily 6 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 800 mg daily 8 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 900 mg daily 1000 mg daily 10 x 100 mg/5 mL daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1600 mg daily 1800 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2400 mg daily 2800 mg daily 3200 mg daily 3600 mg daily 4000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 29 Number of Patients: 29 4 Number of Patients: 4 12 Number of Patients: 12 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 90 Number of Patients: 90 12 Number of Patients: 12 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 84 Number of Patients: 84 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 63 Number of Patients: 63 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 16 Number of Patients: 16 59 Number of Patients: 59 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 55 Number of Patients: 55 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 52 Number of Patients: 52 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 12 Number of Patients: 12 87 Number of Patients: 87 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 5 Number of Patients: 5 24 Number of Patients: 24 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 36 Number of Patients: 36 5 Number of Patients: 5 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 44 Number of Patients: 44 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 65 Number of Patients: 65 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 45 Number of Patients: 45 2 Number of Patients: 2 86 Number of Patients: 86 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 19 Number of Patients: 19 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
33 29% Other: 29%
Doctor's advice
32 28% Doctor's advice: 28%
Course of treatment ended
18 16% Course of treatment ended: 16%
Side effects too severe
15 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Did not seem to work
15 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Personal research
3 3% Personal research: 3%
Not indicated
3 3% Not indicated: 3%

See all 107 patients who’ve stopped taking Ibuprofen

Currently Taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
2
7
20
132
144
280

Stopped Taking Ibuprofen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
12
19
13
18
16
30

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
58 49%
Usually
45 38%
Sometimes
10 8%
Never
5 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 1%
Somewhat
1 1%
A little
11 9%
Not at all
105 89%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
4 3%
< $25
72 61%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 20, 2009.