EP 11 // The Dos and Don’ts When Taking Ibuprofen (aka Advil) for Pain

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Should you take ibuprofen with food? Without food? How does it work anyway? And how much is too much? Learn all that and more in today’s episode about one of the most common over the counter medications.

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Kayla

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CITATIONS

(Ibuprofen). In: Merative Micromedex® DRUGDEX® (electronic version). Merative Healthcare Solutions/EBSCO Information Services, Greenwood Village, Colorado; Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com (cited: November 5, 2024)

NHS. “NSAIDs.” NHS, 2022, www.nhs.uk/conditions/nsaids/.

Robertson, Sally. “Ibuprofen Mechanism.” News-Medical.net, 9 Dec. 2022, www.news-medical.net/health/Ibuprofen-Mechanism.aspx.

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