Question | Answer |
Generic name? | Ibuprofin |
Brand names? | Advil, Motrin, and Nuprin |
Classifications? | Antipyretic, analgesic, and NSAID (Non steroidal anti inflammatory drug) |
Uses? | Mild-moderate pain, dysmenorrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, fever |
Route? | PO (mouth) |
Side effects? | Headache, dizziness, drowsiness, GI bleeding, hepatitis, anaphylaxis, emesis (vomiting), nausea, dyspepsia, constipation |
Antipyretic | Anti-against, pyr-heat/fever, ic-pertaining to (AKA: fever reducer) |
Analgesic | An-without, algia-pain, ic-pertaining to (AKA: pain reliever) |
Dysmenorrhea | dys-difficult/painful, menses-blood/discharge from uterus during cycle, orrhea-flow or discharge (AKA: painful menstrual cramps |
Rheumatoid arthritis | chronic inflammatory disorder that causes inflammation/pain in joints |
Arthritis | arthr-joint, itis-inflammation |
Dyspepsia | dys-difficult/painful, pepsis-digestion, ia-condition of or abnormal |
GI (gastrointestinal) | gastro-stomach, intestines, al-pertaining to |
Hepatitis | hepat-liver, itis-inflammation |
Anaphylaxis | extreme, fatal allergic reaction that causes airway to close |