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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 799 146 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Migraine 375 29 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Degenerative Disc Disease 178 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 172 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Headaches 155 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
TMJ (Temporomandibular joint) Syndrome 71 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1949 patients currently taking Ibuprofen

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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ibuprofen. See all 138 dosages ►

  2 200mg as needed 600mg as needed 400mg as needed 200mg as needed 3 200mg as needed 800mg as needed 4 200mg as needed 400 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily
  207 Number of Patients: 207 77 Number of Patients: 77 86 Number of Patients: 86 143 Number of Patients: 143 122 Number of Patients: 122 143 Number of Patients: 143 136 Number of Patients: 136 111 Number of Patients: 111 70 Number of Patients: 70 145 Number of Patients: 145  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 150   Did not seem to work: 29%
Doctor's advice 149   Doctor's advice: 29%
Other 121   Other: 24%
Side effects too severe 91   Side effects too severe: 18%
Course of treatment ended 52   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Not indicated 20   Not indicated: 4%
Personal research 16   Personal research: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 1%
Expense 2   Expense: 0%

See all 495 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
 141 46%
Usually
 105 34%
Sometimes
 45 15%
Never
 18 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ibuprofen

Very
 5 2%
Somewhat
 13 4%
A little
 39 13%
Not at all
 252 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ibuprofen

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 10 5%
< $25
 185 95%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.