Ibuprofen Drug Facts · •Ibuprofen reduces the ability of blood to clot therefore increase Drug Interactions •Are you taking any of these prescriptions? •Lotensin •Capoten

Before Taking Ibuprofen • Have you ever

had an allergic reaction to aspirin or another non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID)?

• Are you

Side Effects •Rash, ringing in the ears, headaches,

heartburn, dizziness, drowsiness, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, and constipation, ulcers, fluid retention, heart attacks, hyper tension, and heart failure

•Ibuprofen reduces the ability of blood to clot therefore increase

Drug Interactions •Are you taking any of these prescriptions?

•Lotensin

•Capoten

•Vasotec

•Monopril

•Prinivil

•Zestril

How To Take Ibuprofen • Other names

Advil, Motrin, Midol, Nuprin, Mediprin

• Normal dosage is 200mg to 3200mg per day.

• Take the

Ibuprofen Drug FactsIbuprofen Drug FactsBefore Taking Ibuprofen

• Are you pregnant?

• Are you having a surgery?

• Do you have phenylketonuria

therefore increase bleeding after injury

•May reduce flow of blood to kidneys, impairing kidney function; this side effect happens in patients who already have impaired kidney function or congestive heart failure

•Patients with asthma should not take ibuprofen

Drug Interactions

•Zestril

•Univasc

•Aceon

•Accupril

•Altase

•Mavik

•Water Pills

•Lithium

•Rheumatrex

How To Take Ibuprofen

• Take the smallest effective dose

• Take 1 caplet every 4 to 6 hours while symptoms persist

• If pain does not respond to 1 caplet, 2 caplets may be used

Source from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drug

info/meds/a682159.html#precautions

Source from http://www.medicinenet.com/ibup

rofen/article.htm

Source from http://www.drugs.com/ibuprofen.h

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Source from Equate Ibuprofen tablets, 200mg bottle and

http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/women/asprin.asp

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You have room for a larger and more informative title. See if you can get the purpose of this poster into your title.

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This column doesn't exactly tell readers what to do or think. If I am having surgery, am I supposed to take Ibuprofen or not? I am guessing not, but the wording is ambiguous. Most readers are going to need phenylketonuria translated.

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Can you provide any more context for side effects? Are side effects likely? Will they show up immediately, or after prolonged use? These side effects lists are always so scary they seem almost comical without some context, some further explanation.

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Can you say more about drug interaction? Can you group this long list into two or three shorter, more meaningful lists? See Osbore, 21-26, esp. 24.

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A different order would be more useful, and I wonder if the different names even fit under this title. You have enough room at the top of this poster that you might be able to define ibuprofen and list the many names before moving into these steps.

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