Ibuprofen

Ibuprofen be a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) wey dem dey use to relieve pain, fever, den inflammation. Dis dey include painful menstrual periods, migraines, den rheumatoid arthritis. Dem fi take am orally (by mouth) anaa intravenously. E typically dey begin dey work within an hour.

Common side effects dey include heartburn, nausea, indigestion, den abdominal pain. Potential side effects dey include gastrointestinal bleeding. Na dem associate ein long-term use plus kidney failure, den rarely liver failure, wey e fi exacerbate de condition of people plus heart failure. At low doses, e no dey appear to increase de risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack); however, at higher doses e fi be. Ibuprofen sanso fi worsen asthma. While ein safety in early pregnancy be unclear, e dey appear to be harmful insyd later pregnancy, so dem no dey recommend during dat period. E dey work by inhibiting de production of prostaglandins by e dey decrease de activity of de enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX). Ibuprofen be a weaker anti-inflammatory agent dan oda NSAIDs.

Na dem discover ibuprofen insyd 1961 by Stewart Adams den John Nicholson while na he dey work at Boots the Chemists wey na dem initially sell as Brufen. E be available under a number of brand names wey dey include Advil, Brufen, Motrin, den Nurofen. Na dem first sell ibuprofen insyd 1969 insyd de United Kingdom den insyd 1974 insyd de United States. E be on de World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. E be available as a generic medication. Insyd 2023, na e be de 32nd most commonly prescribed medication insyd de United States, plus more dan 17million prescriptions.

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