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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Stiffness/Spasticity | 7 |
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2 | ||||
| General health | 7 |
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2 | ||||
| Other | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| Support another treatment | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Numbness, tingling, pins & needles (paresthesia) | 3 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Ibuprofen. See all 26 dosages ►
| 100mg/5mL as needed | 100mg as needed | 200mg as needed | 2 100mg/5mL as needed | 21 100mg/5mL as needed | 2 200mg as needed | 3 100mg as needed | 3 200mg as needed | 400mg as needed | 4 200mg as needed | 600 mg as needed | 600mg as needed | 800mg as needed | 960mg as needed | mg as needed | 600 mg weekly | 100 mg/5 mL daily | 100 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 2 x 100 mg/5 mL daily | 400 mg daily | 600 mg daily | 6 x 100 mg/5 mL daily | 800 mg daily | 1200 mg daily | 3200 mg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Doctor's advice
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3 | 30% |
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Other
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2 | 20% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 20% |
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Did not seem to work
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1 | 10% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 10% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 10% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
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- jntdsn
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- jntdsn
- 3 100mg as needed
- since Aug 18, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for General health
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Side Effects
None
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- dixie pixie
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
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- dixie pixie
- 2 x 100 mg/5 mL daily
- since Mar 07, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for pain between shoulder blades down arms
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Side Effects
None
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- rob137319
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: mild
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- rob137319
- 100 mg/5 mL daily
- since Dec 30, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Support another treatment
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips KEEP TO SMALL DOSES IN JUNIOR SUSPENSION SUGAR FREE LIQUID FORM See full evaluation
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Report created on November 21, 2009.