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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 728 136 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Migraine 280 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 172 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Headaches 146 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Degenerative Disc Disease 120 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Stiffness/Spasticity 62 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 1773 patients currently taking Ibuprofen

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 14
Moderate
 25
Mild
 45
None
 195

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

Stomach upset 21
Stomach pain 15
Abdominal pain 4
Back pain 3
Heartburn 3
Gastritis 3
See all 39 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ibuprofen. See all 129 dosages ►

  2 200mg as needed 600mg as needed 400mg as needed 800mg as needed 3 200mg as needed 200mg as needed 4 200mg as needed 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily
  187 Number of Patients: 187 74 Number of Patients: 74 81 Number of Patients: 81 133 Number of Patients: 133 109 Number of Patients: 109 131 Number of Patients: 131 116 Number of Patients: 116 97 Number of Patients: 97 65 Number of Patients: 65 126 Number of Patients: 126  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 119   Doctor's advice: 29%
Did not seem to work 113   Did not seem to work: 27%
Other 102   Other: 25%
Side effects too severe 67   Side effects too severe: 16%
Course of treatment ended 48   Course of treatment ended: 12%
Not indicated 18   Not indicated: 4%
Personal research 13   Personal research: 3%
Expense 2   Expense: 0%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 0%

See all 402 patients who’ve stopped taking Ibuprofen

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

Currently Taking Ibuprofen

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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

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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

Always
 126 45%
Usually
 98 35%
Sometimes
 40 14%
Never
 15 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ibuprofen

Very
 4 1%
Somewhat
 12 4%
A little
 35 13%
Not at all
 228 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ibuprofen

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 10 6%
< $25
 169 94%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.