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Ibuprofen Treatment Report
Brand Names:
Advil, Nurofen, Motrin
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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 49 | 49% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| General health | 7 | 7% |
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 4 | 4% |
| disease-related symptoms | 2 | 2% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | 1% |
| swelling in weak areas like hand and ankle | 1 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 1 | 1% |
| Pain, arm | 1 | 1% |
| Fasciculations | 1 | 1% |
| Mobility | 1 | 1% |
| joint pain (elbows and knees ) | 1 | 1% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | 1% |
| Shoulder pain | 1 | 1% |
| Muscle Pain | 1 | 1% |
| Insomnia | 1 | 1% |
| 100mg/5mL as needed | 100mg as needed | 200mg as needed | 2 200mg as needed | 2 as needed | 300mg as needed | 3 10mg/mL as needed | 400 mg as needed | 400mg as needed | 500mg as needed | 600mg as needed | 800 mg as needed | 800mg as needed | as needed | mg as needed | 2 mg daily | 600 mg monthly | 40 mg daily | 100 mg/5 mL daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 2 x 100 mg/5 mL daily | 400 mg daily | 4 x 100 mg/5 mL daily | 600 mg daily | 6 x 100 mg/5 mL daily | 800 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 1600 mg daily | 1800 mg daily | 2400 mg daily | 2800 mg daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Ibuprofen or how long patients were taking Ibuprofen before stopping.
Currently Taking Ibuprofen
Stopped Taking Ibuprofen
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Slight | 100% | 1 |
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Mobility
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 7 |
Top reported side-effects include: stomach upset, upset stomach, Abdominal pain
Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 7)
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- jmlasorsa
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
- See profile
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by jmlasorsa
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- theroar
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: severe
- See profile
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by theroar
Oct 27, 2008
- EfficacyNone
- Side-effectsNone
- Stiffness/Spasticity
- Advice/Tips
- IF you are taking it for pain and stiffness in the muscles it doesn;t help much, but it does help with the joint pain
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
Report created on November 07, 2009.