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What is Equate 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 23 2 Efficacy_moderate
Other 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Inflammation 6 0
Increase effect of another treatment 3 0
Headaches 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 2 0

See all 48 patients currently taking Equate Ibuprofen

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 3

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Equate Ibuprofen. See all 29 dosages ►

  2 200mg as needed 800mg as needed 600mg as needed 200mg as needed 4 200mg as needed 3 200mg as needed 400 mg weekly 600 mg weekly 800 mg daily 1,200 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Equate Ibuprofen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 50%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 50%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 17%
Other 1   Other: 17%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Equate Ibuprofen

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

Currently Taking Equate Ibuprofen

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

Stopped Taking Equate Ibuprofen

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Equate Ibuprofen

Always
 2 40%
Usually
 1 20%
Sometimes
 1 20%
Never
 1 20%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Equate Ibuprofen

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Equate Ibuprofen

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 25%
< $25
 3 75%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.