Ibuprofen
n.
analgesic medication for reducing fever and relieving pain (produced in the United States)
Ibuprofen
Ibuprofen (
INN) (
IPA: ) (from the earlier nomenclature iso-butyl-propanoic-phenolic acid) is a
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) originally marketed as
Nurofen and since under various
trademarks including Act-3,
Advil, Brufen, Dorival, Herron Blue, Panafen, Motrin, Nuprin and Ipren or Burana (
Finland), Ibumetin (
Sweden), Ibuprom (
Poland), IbuHEXAL, Ibusal (
Finland), Fenpaed (
Ireland), Moment (
Italy), Ibux (
Norway), Íbúfen (
Iceland), Ibalgin (
Czech Republic), Bupuren (
South Korea), Neofen (
Croatia). It is used for relief of symptoms of
arthritis, primary
dysmenorrhoea,
fever, and as an
analgesic, especially where there is an
inflammatory component. Ibuprofen has no
antiplatelet effect.
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Ibuprofen
ibuprofen
Noun
1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic
(synonym) isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin
(hypernym) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID
(substance-meronym) propionic acid, propanoic acid
(classification) trade name, brand name, brand, marque