PatientsLikeMe : Ibuprofen Prescription Treatment Report

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Taking Ibuprofen Prescription
61 Patients currently take Ibuprofen Prescription
10 Patients stopped taking Ibuprofen Prescription
mamabear747 Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile mamabear747 since Jan 06, 2007
flowersgurl Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: None Cognition: mild Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: mild See profile flowersgurl 600mg daily since Sep 01, 1998
tae Sex: F Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: mild Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile tae 60mg daily since Jul 13, 2008

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.

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

71 patients in the community are taking or have taken Ibuprofen Prescription.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Pain	43	60%
Other	17	23%
General health	4	5%
leg pain	1	1%
severe headaches	1	1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription.

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400 mg As needed	500 mg As needed	600 mg As needed	800 mg As needed	10 mg Daily	60 mg Daily	500 mg Daily	600 mg Daily	800 mg As needed	800 mg Daily	1200 mg Daily	1600 mg Daily	2000 mg Daily	2400 mg Daily	3200 mg Daily
2	2	9	18	1	1	3	5	1	10	1	1	1	3	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Ibuprofen Prescription or how long patients were taking Ibuprofen Prescription before stopping.

Currently taking Ibuprofen Prescription

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	2	6	9	11	19

Stopped taking Ibuprofen Prescription

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	2	1	1	2	3

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ibuprofen Prescription (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	4	36%
Not indicated	3	27%
Did not seem to work	1	9%
Doctor's advice	1	9%
Side effects too severe	1	9%
Other	1	9%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 7 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	40%	2
Moderate	40%	2
Slight	20%	1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	14%	1
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	29%	2
None	57%	4

Top reported side-effects include: stomachache, Fatigue, burning in stomach

Summary results are based on 7 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 7)

katbro

Sex: F

Flare-up: Severe

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by katbro
Sep 27, 2008