Inform Your Physician Before Taking This Drug If. This Drug Should Not Be Taken If

This Drug Should Not Be Taken If

Usual Adult Dosage Range:200 to 800 mg 3 or 4 times/day. Total daily dosage should not exceed 3200 mg (3600 mg in selected individuals). Note: Actual dosage and administration schedulemust be deter­mined by the physician for each patient individually.

Available Dosage Forms and Strengths

Principal Uses

IBUPROFEN

TEXT 9. Read the following text and make up a dialogue using information from the text.

(i BYU proh fen)

Introduced: 1969

Class: Mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory

Prescription: USA: Varies

Controlled Drug: USA: No Canada: Yes

Available as Generic: Yes

Brand Names: Advil, Apo-Ibuprofen, Children's Advil, CoAdvil [CD], Nuprin, PediaProfen,

As a Single Drug Product: Used primarily to relieve mild to moderately severe pain associated with (1) musculoskeletal injuries; (2) acute and chronic gout, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis; (3) dental, obstet­rical and orthopedic surgery; (4) menstrual cramps; (5) vascular (mi-grainelike) headaches; and (6) to reduce fever.

How This Drug Works: Not completely established. It is thought that this drug reduces the tissue concentrations of prostaglandins (and related compounds), chemicals involved in the production of inflammation and pain.

Caplets — 200 mg

Oral suspension — 100 mg per 5-ml teaspoonful

Tablets — 200 mg, 300 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg, 800 mg

Dosing Instructions: Take either on an empty stomach or with food or milk to prevent stomach irritation. Take with a full glass of water and re­main upright (do not lie down) for 30 minutes. The tablet may be crushed for administration.

Usual Duration of Use: Continual use on a regular schedule for 1 to 2 weeks is usually necessary to determine this drug's effectiveness in relieving the discomfort of arthritis. Long-term use requires supervision and periodic evaluation by the physician. Consult your physician on a regu­lar basis.

• you have had an allergic reaction to it previously.

• you are subject to asthma or nasal polyps caused by aspirin.

• you have active peptic ulcer disease or any form of gastrointestinal
bleeding.

• you have a bleeding disorder or a blood cell disorder.

• you have severe impairment of kidney function.

• you are allergic to aspirin or to other aspirin substitutes.

• you have a history of peptic ulcer disease or any type of bleeding
disorder.

• you have impaired liver or kidney function.

• you have high blood pressure or a history of heart failure.

• you are taking any of the following: acetaminophen, aspirin or other
aspirin substitutes, anticoagulants, oral antidiabetic drugs.

Possible Side-Effects (natural, expected and unavoidable drug actions) Fluid retention (weight gain); pink, red, purple or rust coloration of urine (of no significance).

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