[DOC] [TLE] Harvard Health - Strong Medicine [PAR] In 1984, ibuprofen was approved for over-the-counter sales in a reduced-strength 
version. In just over a decade, the drug (sold as Advil, Motrin IB, Nuprin, and 
generic ... Although NSAIDs have become the most widely prescribed class of 
drugs in ... High doses of these medications can cause not only stomach pain but 
also... [DOC] [TLE] ANALGESIC MAKERS IN A BATTLE - NYTimes.com [PAR] Feb 18, 1986 ... The ibuprofen pain relievers - sold under the brand names Advil and Nuprin - 
have captured 9 ... Until mid-1984, the non-prescription pain-reliever market was 
... Advil was on the shelves before Nuprin; it has spent more on advertising, and 
American Home Products has been able to use the name Motrin in... [DOC] [TLE] Competing Pain Relievers: Aspirin, Acetaminophen, and Ibuprofen [PAR] Clinical studies comparing plain and buffered aspirin for speed of pain relief 
found no ... Sold by McNeil Laboratories, a division of Johnson & Johnson, the 
Tylenol brand ... After all, a prescription-strength version, Motrin, was a proven 
winner; on the ... But after two years Advil and Nuprin had captured only 15 
percent of the... [DOC] [TLE] Ibuprofen - used, first, blood, body, produced, Early Testing, Motrin ... [PAR] Prior to ibuprofen's introduction, nonprescription pain relief was mainly provided 
by ... When they found one that was twice as strong as aspirin, they synthesized 
and ... began to sell in 1964 in the United Kingdom as the prescription medication 
Brufen. ... This was soon followed by Nuprin, which was produced by Upjohn and
... [DOC] [TLE] Ibuprofen - Wikipedia [PAR] Ibuprofen, from isobutylphenylpropanoic acid, is a drug in the nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory drug (NSAID) class used for treating pain, fever, and inflammation. 
This includes painful menstrual periods, migraines, and rheumatoid arthritis. ... It 
is available under a number of trade names, including Advil, Motrin, and Nurofen. [DOC] [TLE] Over-the-Counter Drugs - Dictionary definition of Over-the-Counter ... [PAR] This chapter presents the most common OTC drugs, from pain relievers such as 
.... Originally available only by prescription, this drug has been available in lower 
... It can be found in brand name products such as Advil, Motrin IB, and Nuprin. ... 
OTC drugs that used to be prescription medicines are usually sold in lower doses
... [DOC] [TLE] Pain Medications and the Athlete - A review at AthleteInMe.com [PAR] Jan 15, 2016 ... So, athletes are using pain medications on a fairly regular basis. ... with ankle 
injuries, ibuprofen (a short half-life drug) was found to be just ... Running: In one 
study, a single, 650 mg dose of aspirin taken 30 minutes before a 2-mile run had 
no .... Q: Are prescription-only NSAIDs better than the OTC ones? [DOC] [TLE] Ibuprofen Gets 2nd Look - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Mar 25, 1993 ... Ibuprofen-the pain killer sold over-the-counter as Advil, Nuprin and ... "It should 
not be over-the-counter medication," said Dr. Shashi Kant, ... The label for best-
seller Advil says to consult a doctor before taking if ... American Medical 
Association in 1984, that found the risk to kidneys from ibuprofen was low. [DOC] [TLE] Ibuprofen - LiverTox - National Institutes of Health [PAR] Common brand names for ibuprofen include Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Rufen and 
Trendar. ... treated with ibuprofen (600 mg three times daily) for hip pain and 
developed ... Continuation of the medication despite symptoms of jaundice may 
have ..... 12 with abnormal liver tests only, 23 with acute symptomatic injury [
ibuprofen in... [DOC] [TLE] UVA-M-0554 - SSRN [PAR] sodium, a prescription pain reliever sold by Syntex under the names .... moving 
products available by prescription only into the OTC market before they lost 
patent ... Both Advil and Nuprin were launched in 1984, with Advil appearing on 
the shelf ... The court found that Advil is more irritating to the stomach than

Question: Prior to 1984 this pain reliever found in Motrin & Nuprin was sold by prescription only
Answer: ibuprofen