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| generic = Ibuprofen
| generic           = Ibuprofen
| brand   = Advil, Motrin
| brand             = Advil, Motrin, IBU, Caldolor (IV), NeoProfen (neonatal IV)
| classes = NSAID
| structure        =
| intro   = Ibuprofen is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), among the most widely used analgesic medicines.
| classes           = [[:Category:NSAIDs|Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID, non-selective)]], [[:Category:Analgesics|Analgesic]], [[:Category:Antipyretics|Antipyretic]]
| uses              = <vote slug="mild-moderate-pain-use">Mild-to-moderate pain (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="fever-use">Fever (FDA, including pediatric)</vote>, <vote slug="dysmenorrhea-use">Primary dysmenorrhea (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="osteoarthritis-use">Osteoarthritis (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="rheumatoid-arthritis-use">Rheumatoid arthritis (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="juvenile-ra-use">Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (FDA)</vote>, <vote slug="pda-closure-use">Patent ductus arteriosus closure in preterm neonates (NeoProfen)</vote>
| starting_dose    = 200-400 mg PO every 4-6 hours as needed. OTC max 1200 mg/day without provider direction; prescription max 3200 mg/day divided
| preparations      = Tablets 200, 400, 600, 800 mg; capsules 200 mg; oral suspension 100 mg/5 mL; chewable tablets 100 mg; injection 100 mg/mL (Caldolor)
| fda_max          = 3200 mg/day (Rx); 1200 mg/day (OTC, without provider direction)
| pill_id          =
| routes            = Oral, intravenous (Caldolor, NeoProfen)
| onset            = 30-60 minutes (oral)
| duration          = 4-6 hours
| halflife          = 2-4 hours<ref name="motrin-label">FDA Prescribing Information, Motrin (ibuprofen), Pfizer/various, current revision. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2007/017463s105lbl.pdf</ref>
| bioavailability   = ~80-100% (oral)<ref name="motrin-label" />
| pregnancy        = Avoid from 20 weeks gestation onward per FDA's 2020 expanded NSAID warning (fetal renal dysfunction, oligohydramnios); contraindicated from 30 weeks (risk of premature ductus arteriosus closure)<ref name="motrin-label" />
| legal            = [[USLegal:Over-the-counter|OTC]] in the US at ≤200 mg per tablet / ≤1200 mg/day; [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] at higher strengths and indications
| mechanism        = <vote slug="ibuprofen-mech-claim">Non-selective inhibitor of both COX-1 and COX-2 (cyclooxygenase) isoforms, reducing prostaglandin synthesis to produce analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic effects. Like all NSAIDs, carries the FDA Boxed Warning for cardiovascular thrombotic events and gastrointestinal bleeding, with additional acute kidney injury risk particularly in volume-depleted or elderly patients.</vote> Clinical pearl: when taken before low-dose aspirin, ibuprofen reversibly occupies the COX-1 site and blocks aspirin's irreversible platelet acetylation, blunting cardioprotection. The FDA-suggested workaround is to take aspirin at least 30 minutes before ibuprofen, or ≥8 hours after<ref name="motrin-label" />.
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== References ==
<references />
[[Category:NSAIDs]]
[[Category:Analgesics]]
[[Category:Antipyretics]]