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Yes, ibuprofen is an analgesic, an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflamatory drug) and an antipyretic.

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Q: Ibuprofen acts as an analgesic and as an anti-inflammatory?
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What is an analgestic?

An analgesic is a type of pain drug. Aspirin, Ibuprofen, and Acetaminophen are all analgesic drugs.


can I take ibuprofen with pradaxa?

Ibuprofen as Antiinflammatory not contraindicated with pradaxa but not recommended to use it as it can cause bleeding so recommend to ask the physician when use it


Is aspirin better than Ibuprofen for osteoarthritis?

They're both in the same class of anti-infammatories. Doesn't matter which one you took. The major difference is that the naproxen sodium is taken every 12 hrs as opposed to every 6-8 hours for ibuprofen.


What is analgesic?

An analgesic is a pain neutrilizing drug. NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or opiates such as morphine are different types of analgesics.


How do you spell ibprouphen?

The correct spelling of the analgesic drug is ibuprofen(Advil).


How do you spell ibuprophen?

The correct spelling of the generic analgesic drug name is "ibuprofen".


Is Ibuprofen an agonist?

An analgesic is defined as any medicine which reduces pain... so yes! :)


How many ib profen equal a pain pill?

I don't fully understand this, as Ibuprofen is an analgesic ("pain killer")


Is Ibuprofen the same as Tylenol?

They are both pain-killers, but Tylenol and ibuprofen does not belong to the same drug group. Tylenol is analgesic, but Ibuprofen is non steroidal anti inflammatory drug (which means that, beside pain killing, it is blocking inflammation, too).


Is ansaid an antiinflammatory?

Yes. The generic ingredient in ansaid is known as flurbiprofen. it is related to the classification of drugs known as NSAID; non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, in the ibuprofen family.


Which inflammatory chemicals are blocked by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen?

NSAID's mainy block PG's (prostaglandines) which are the mediators of inflammation .some block recruitment of WBC at the site of inflammation.


What is l050 blue pill?

this could be an Ibuprofen PM pill (38 mg - 200 mg), with the imprint LO50. Ibuprofen is used for relief of symptoms of arthritis, primary dysmenorrhea, fever, and as an analgesic.