what is the active ingredients for aleve
Both belong to the class of drugs called NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs). These drugs relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation. So they are used for headache, body ache, common cold, cramps, fever, sprains and mild arthritis. The active ingredient in Advil is Ibuprofen and in Aleve it's Naproxen. Pain relief lasts longer with Aleve and Aleve works better for pain resulting from inflammation (eg. arthritis).