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What is Dollar Store Brand 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 16 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 7 0
Stiffness/Spasticity 3 0
General health 1 0
Arthritis pain 1 0

See all 28 patients currently taking Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen

Gastritis 2
Stomach pain 1
causes Gerd to be worse 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen. See all 15 dosages ►

  600mg as needed 400mg as needed 800mg as needed 200mg as needed 3 200mg as needed 100 mg weekly 325 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily 2,400 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2  

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

Currently Taking Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dollar Store Brand Ibuprofen

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

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Report created on May 28, 2012.