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Innuendos concerning the prescribing and dosage of Ibuprofen have been banded about in threads both in serious conversation and in, I am afraid to say, jocular mode.
Ibuprofen is an analgesic and antipyretic which can be used in the long term and indeed the short term to great effect in the control of temperature and pain.
It has its contraindications and drug interactions.
The dose of 600mgms has also been a controversial feature of this topic and it is for a short period of time a recognized and safe dose. Indeed on the continent of Europe it can be bought at the pharmacy in 600mgm tablet form.
Perhaps this has gone some way in correcting the misapprehensions and myth of some ABers.
Ibuprofen is an analgesic and antipyretic which can be used in the long term and indeed the short term to great effect in the control of temperature and pain.
It has its contraindications and drug interactions.
The dose of 600mgms has also been a controversial feature of this topic and it is for a short period of time a recognized and safe dose. Indeed on the continent of Europe it can be bought at the pharmacy in 600mgm tablet form.
Perhaps this has gone some way in correcting the misapprehensions and myth of some ABers.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I have to concur with sqad based on experience (not medical knowledge). We are very conservative in UK on dosage for off the shelf painkillers. 2 x 200mg of aspirin, paracetamol etc being the norm. When I got a throat infection on holiday in Spain the doctor gave me a huge packet of paracetamol 1000mg tablets with no qualms. They also gave me one injection of antibiotics and I felt better within 36 hours. Would not have happened in UK.
My doctor would not prescribe me with ibruprofen prior to my hip replacement. I was taking up to 8 paracetamols per day, which over a time deadened the pain. But I was concerned about taking the max dose regularly. Taking 1 -2 Ibruprofen (bought at the chemist) The pain was much more manageable, but when I asked my GP he wouldn't prescribe them. He said they caused stomach bleeding. Indeed a friend of mine was having tests for leukaemia, she was feeling quite ill, until it came out she had been taking ibruprofen daily for 6 months or so for arthritis. It worries me that you can recommend these sqad, and my Gdaughter at 16 has been prescribed them for the migraine headaches she suffers badly from, she is also on a beta-blocker. And yet my GP and his colleagues are adamant they are not good to take.
Im not disputing anyones GP -I was referring to the generic Ibuprofen -not the different brands such as Nurofen etc and I did make that clear.
Straight Ibuprofen does not contain caffeine -anyones GP should make it clear which brands to avoid which contain caffeine.
My father was hospitalised as an emergency as his tonque swelled up and one side of his body became paralysed so I thought it prudent to alert anyone to how severe the effects of too much caffeine can be due to intolerance.
Straight Ibuprofen does not contain caffeine -anyones GP should make it clear which brands to avoid which contain caffeine.
My father was hospitalised as an emergency as his tonque swelled up and one side of his body became paralysed so I thought it prudent to alert anyone to how severe the effects of too much caffeine can be due to intolerance.