DESCRIPTION

Tablets and Suspension

Motrin tablets and ibuprofen children's suspension contain the active ingredient ibuprofen, which is (±)-2-(p-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid. Ibuprofen is a white powder with a melting point of 74°-77°C and is very slightly soluble in water (<1 mg/ml) and readily soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol and acetone.

Tablets

Ibuprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, is available in 400 mg, 600 mg, and 800 mg tablets for oral administration.

Inactive Ingredients: Carnauba wax, colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lactose, magnesium sterate, microcrystalline cellulose, propylene glycol, titanium dioxide.

Suspension

Ibuprofen children's suspension is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent. It is available for oral administration as a sucrose-sweetened, fruit-flavored liquid suspension containing 100 mg of ibuprofen per 5 ml.

Inactive Ingredients: Cellulose gum, citric acid, disodium edta, FD&C red no. 40, flavors, glycerin, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, sodium benzoate, sorbitol, sucrose, water, xanthan gum.

CATEGORIES, BRAND NAMES

CATEGORIES: Arthritis, osteoarthritis; Arthritis, rheumatoid; Dysmenorrhea; Fever; Pain, mild to moderate; FDA Approved 1985 May; Top 200 Drugs; WHO Formulary; Orphan Drugs

FDA Drug Classes: Analgesics, General; Analgesics-Non-Narcotic; Antiarthritics; Antigout; Antipyretics; NSAID

BRAND NAMES:

BRAND NAMES: Act-3; Adex 200; Advil; Alaxan; Algofen; Amersol; Am-Fam 400; Anafen; Anco; Andran; Anflagen; Antarene; Antiflam; Apo-Ibuprofen; Apsifen; Artofen; Artril; Atril 300; Balkaprofen; Betaprofen; Bloom; Bluton; Brofen; Brufanic; Brufen; Brufen Retard; Brufen 400; Bruflam; Brufort; Buburone; Burana; Butacortelone; Carol; Cobo; Codral Period Pain; Combiflam; Dibufen; Dolgit; Dolmaral; Dolocyl; Dolofen; Dolofen-F; Dolomax; Donjust B; Dorival; Drin; Easifon; Ebufac; Emflam; Emflam-200; Emodin; Epobron; Fenbid; Fenspan; Focus; Gofen; IB-100; Ibosure; Ibren; Ibu-Tab; Ibufen; Ibuflamar; Ibufug; Ibugen; Ibugesic; Ibulgan; Ibumetin; Ibupirac; Ibuprocin; Ibuprofen; Ibuprohm; Ibusal; Ibu-slow; Ifen; Imbun; Inabrin; Inflam; Inza; Ipren; Irfen; Isodol; Lamidon; Librofem; Lidifen; Liptan; Lopane; Mensoton; Motrin; Motrin IB; Mynosedin; Nagifen-D; Napacetin; Nobafon; Nobfelon; Nobgen; Noritis; Norton; Novogent; Novoprofen; Nurofen; Optifen; Opturem; Ostarin; Ostofen; Paduden; Panafen; Pantrop; Paxofen; Perofen; Proartinal; Profen; Proflex; Provon; Quadrax; Prontalgin; Rafen; Ranofen; Relcofen; Roidenin; Rupan; Stelar; Tabalon; Tabalon 400; Tarein; Tatanal; Tofen; Uprofen; Urem; Zafen; Zofen
(Foreign Brand names outside U.S. in italics)

FOREIGN BRAND AVAILABILITY:
Act-3 (Australia; New-Zealand)
Adex 200 (Israel)
Algofen (Italy)
Amersol (Canada)
Am-Fam 400 (India)
Anafen (New-Zealand)
Anco (Germany)
Andran (Japan)
Anflagen (Japan)
Antarene (France)
Antiflam (South-Africa)
Apo-Ibuprofen (Canada)
Apsifen (England)
Artofen (Israel)
Atril 300 (Brazil)
Balkaprofen (Benin; Burkina-Faso; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Ivory-Coast; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Tunia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Betaprofen (South-Africa)
Bluton (Japan)
Brufanic (Japan)
Brufen (Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Belgium; Bulgaria; Cyprus; Czech-Republic; Denmark; Egypt; England; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hong-Kong; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Korea; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Malaysia; Netherlands; New-Zealand; New-Zealand; Norway; Oman; Philippines; Portugal; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; South-Africa; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United-Arab-Emirates)
Brufen Retard (New-Zealand)
Brufen 400 (Israel)
Bruflam (Bahrain; Cyprus; Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Syria; United-Arab-Emirates)
Brufort (Italy)
Buburone (Japan)
Burana (Finland)
Butacortelone (Mexico)
Carol (Korea)
Cobo (Korea)
Codral Period Pain (Australia; New-Zealand)
Combiflam (India)
Dibufen (Mexico)
Dolgit (Bahrain; Cyprus; Egypt; Germany; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Syria; Taiwan; United-Arab-Emirates)
Dolmaral (Colombia)
Dolocyl (Switzerland)
Dolofen-F (Indonesia)
Dolomax (Peru)
Donjust B (Japan)
Dorival (Spain)
Drin (Greece)
Easifon (Taiwan)
Ebufac (England)
Emflam-200 (India)
Emodin (Argentina)
Epobron (Japan)
Fenbid (Bahrain; Benin; Burkina-Faso; Cyprus; Egypt; England; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Ivory-Coast; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Tunia; Uganda; United-Arab-Emirates; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Focus (Italy)
Gofen (Philippines)
IB-100 (Japan)
Ibosure (Netherlands)
Ibufen (Israel; Malaysia; Thailand)
Ibuflamar (India)
Ibufug (Germany)
Ibugesic (India)
Ibulgan (Bahamas; Bahrain; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Bermuda; Burkina-Faso; Curacao; Cyprus; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guyana; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Ivory-Coast; Jamaica; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Netherland-Antilles; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Puerto-Rico; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Sudan; Surinam; Syria; Tanzania; Trinidad; Tunia; Uganda; United-Arab-Emirates; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Ibumetin (Denmark; Finland; Netherlands; Norway; Sweden)
Ibupirac (Argentina)
Ibuprocin (Japan)
Ibuprofen (Hong-Kong)
Ibusal (Finland)
Ibu-slow (Belgium)
Inza (South-Africa)
Ipren (Denmark; Russia; Sweden)
Irfen (Bahrain; Cyprus; Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Switzerland; Syria; United-Arab-Emirates)
Isodol (Spain)
Lamidon (Japan)
Librofem (England; Spain)
Lidifen (England)
Liptan (Bahrain; Cyprus; Egypt; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Japan; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia; Syria; United-Arab-Emirates)
Lopane (Thailand)
Mensoton (Germany)
Motrin IB (New-Zealand)
Mynosedin (Japan)
Nagifen-D (Japan)
Napacetin (Japan)
Nobfelon (Japan)
Nobgen (Japan)
Noritis (Benin; Burkina-Faso; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Ivory-Coast; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Sudan; Tanzania; Tunia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Norton (South-Africa)
Novogent (Germany)
Novoprofen (Canada)
Nurofen (Australia; Austria; Belgium; Benin; Burkina-Faso; Czech-Republic; Denmark; England; Ethiopia; France; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Ireland; Ivory-Coast; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco; Netherlands; New-Zealand; New-Zealand; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Spain; Sudan; Sweden; Tanzania; Tunia; Turkey; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Optifen (Switzerland)
Opturem (Germany)
Ostarin (Indonesia)
Ostofen (Thailand)
Panafen (New-Zealand)
Pantrop (Japan)
Perofen (Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Curacao; Guyana; Jamaica; Malaysia; Netherland-Antilles; Puerto-Rico; Surinam; Trinidad)
Proartinal (Mexico)
Proflex (England)
Provon (Peru)
Quadrax (Mexico)
Rafen (Australia; New-Zealand)
Ranofen (South-Africa)
Relcofen (England)
Roidenin (Japan)
Rupan (Thailand)
Stelar (Indonesia)
Tabalon (Ecuador; India)
Tabalon 400 (Mexico)
Tatanal (Korea)
Tofen (Thailand)
Uprofen (Taiwan)
Urem (Germany)
Zafen (Colombia)
Zofen (Malaysia)

COST OF THERAPY: $229.95 (Arthritis; Motrin Tablet; 400 mg; 3/day; 365 days)