Ibuprofen
Active ingredient description
Ibuprofen is a propionic acid derivative NSAID that has demonstrated its efficacy by inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. In humans ibuprofen reduces inflammatory pain, swellings and fever. Furthermore, ibuprofen reversibly inhibits platelet aggregation.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Medicines
Ibuprofen is the active ingredient of these drugs:
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Ibuprofen is also found within below combination drugs:
ADOBIL , ADVIL COLD & FLU , ADVIL COLD & SINUS CONVENIENCE PACK , ADVIL COLD & SINUS LIQUI-GELS , ADVIL COLD & SINUS PLUS , ADVIL COLD AND SINUS , ADVIL COLD AND SINUS DAYTIME , ADVIL COLD AND SINUS NIGHTTIME , ADVIL COLD, COUGH & FLU NIGHTTIME , ADVIL COLD, SINUS & FLU EXTRA STRENGTH , ADVIL DAY/NIGHT CONVENIENCE PACK , ADVIL NIGHTTIME , ADVIL ZATOKI , ANALGION FEM , ANTARENE CODEINE , APAP INTENSE , APSELAN PLUS , ARDINEX , ASTEFOR , BERALFENO , BI-GESIC , BISOLFREN , BOXAGRIPPAL , BRUFEN PLUS , BRUPRO COLD & FLU , BUPREX FEM , BUPREX FLEX , BUPREX MIGRA , BUPREX RELAX , BURANA-C , BYFONEN PLUS , CAFIBEXX , CETAFLUX AC , CLIPTOL , COMBOGESIC , DAIKOL , DEMAZIN COLD AND FLU , DENTOPAIN , DENTOPAIN FORTE , DIP RILIF , DOLERIN , DOLFEMIN DUAL , DOLORFLU , DOLORGESIC RELAX , DOLORPAN FORTE , DOLOSTOP PLUS , DOLVEN RHUME , DOVIR , DUEXIS , DUOMAX , DUOPAS , DUORIN , EASOLIEF DUO , ECE , EFFICOL PLUS , FEBERTT MIGRA , FEBRILEK , FEMMEXTRA , FINALIN FEM , FLUKIT PLUS , FLUSTAD , FLUTURAN , GEN-PAYNE , GRIPADUO , IBALGIN SPORT , IBIZOL , IBU-SPA , IBUCOD , IBUCODE PLUS , IBUCOMP , IBUDOL MIGRAX , IBUFIX , IBUFLASH MIGRAN , IBUM GRIP , IBUM ZATOKI , IBUMAX COLD & FLU , IBUMAX-C , IBUMEDICA , IBUMENT , IBUMOL , IBUMOL FORTE , IBUPAIN , IBUPAIN FORTE , IBUPAR FORTE , IBUPAXX , IBURHUME , IBUSIN , IBUXX MIGRA , ILOXEN , INFEX , IPRAFEINE , KIDOFEN DUO , LOTEM , LUFTAFEM , MAXIGESIC , MAXIGESIC PE , MEDIX SINUS PE , METAFEN , METAFENEX , MIGRAFEINA-ER , MIGRAFLASH , MIGRALFEN , MIGRAMIL , MIGRASTOP , MODAFEN EXTRA GRIP , MODAFEN GRIP , MOLAR-EX , MOTRIN PLATINUM , MOVIPREN , MUCOCOLD , MULTIDOL ULTRA , MYBUCOD , MYBULEN , MYORIL , MYPAID , MYPRODOL , NEOBRUFEN CON CODEINA , NIMPAS , NORAVER G , NORAVER G FAST , NORMOTEMP ODO , NUROFEN COLD & FLU PE , NUROFEN COLD AND FLU , NUROFEN COLD AND FLU RELIEF , NUROFEN DAY AND NIGHT , NUROFEN PLUS , NUROFEN RHUME , NUROFEN SINUS AND PAIN , NUROFEN ULTIMA , NUROFEN ZATOKI , NUROMOL , PANADO PLUS , PARACOLIC , PARAFENGEN , PARALGEN PLUS , PASSIF FORTE , PHARMAFREN , PROFINAL MIGRA , PROFINAL RELAX , RHINADVIL RHUME , ROBAX PLATINUM , RUFEN FORTE , SALVARINA , SOLPADEINE MIGRAINE , SPIDUFEN , SUDAFED SINUS PAIN RELIEF , SUDAFED SINUS PRESSURE & PAIN , TASIFEN MIGRANA , TASIFEN MUSCULAR , TENSORELAX FORTE , TENSOVID PLUS , TENVALIN FLU , TERMO DOLOGRIP , THOMADUO , TIOCOLFEN , TIORELAX , TONUFEN , TUOAN , WICK DAYMED DUO , ZATOTABS
Product monographs
Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Structural formula
Unique ingredient identifier (UNII)
WK2XYI10QM - IBUPROFEN
CAS registry number
15687-27-1 - Ibuprofen
SNOMED-CT
387207008 - Ibuprofen (substance)