Before Taking Ibuprofen • Have you ever
had an allergic reaction to aspirin or another non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID)?
• Are you
Side Effects •Rash, ringing in the ears, headaches,
heartburn, dizziness, drowsiness, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, and constipation, ulcers, fluid retention, heart attacks, hyper tension, and heart failure
•Ibuprofen reduces the ability of blood to clot therefore increase
Drug Interactions •Are you taking any of these prescriptions?
•Lotensin
•Capoten
•Vasotec
•Monopril
•Prinivil
•Zestril
How To Take Ibuprofen • Other names
Advil, Motrin, Midol, Nuprin, Mediprin
• Normal dosage is 200mg to 3200mg per day.
• Take the
Ibuprofen Drug FactsIbuprofen Drug FactsBefore Taking Ibuprofen
• Are you pregnant?
• Are you having a surgery?
• Do you have phenylketonuria
therefore increase bleeding after injury
•May reduce flow of blood to kidneys, impairing kidney function; this side effect happens in patients who already have impaired kidney function or congestive heart failure
•Patients with asthma should not take ibuprofen
Drug Interactions
•Zestril
•Univasc
•Aceon
•Accupril
•Altase
•Mavik
•Water Pills
•Lithium
•Rheumatrex
How To Take Ibuprofen
• Take the smallest effective dose
• Take 1 caplet every 4 to 6 hours while symptoms persist
• If pain does not respond to 1 caplet, 2 caplets may be used
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info/meds/a682159.html#precautions
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rofen/article.htm
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