Dental Dose is a twice-monthly video series featuring pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh. In each episode, Viola shares bite-sized pieces of dental pharmacology news, facts, and myths. There are many ...

Move over aspirin, a new formulation of ibuprofen might prove to be a "wonder drug." In a research report published online in The FASEB Journal, scientists used mice and rats to show that ibuprofen ...

Poor bioavailability and a short half-life limit the therapeutic efficacy of ibuprofen. This study developed floating nanoballoons to enhance ibuprofen’s bioavailability and sustain its ...

How much ibuprofen a person can take can vary. An adult may be able to take 200–400 milligrams (mg) per dose every 4–6 hours, with a maximum of 1,200 mg per day. Taking more than this may lead to ...

The nutritional supplement, glucosamine, boosts the pain relieving power of ibuprofen, according to a new study by Temple University researchers in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental ...

Acetaminophen is an analgesic and an antipyretic, which means that it is good for pain relief reducing fevers; whereas ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which works by ...

If you’re looking at treatment options to relieve pain, your doctor may suggest ibuprofen for you. It’s a generic medication that’s used to treat mild to moderate pain, such as from: Ibuprofen comes ...

The randomized, double-blind, controlled trial (N=24,081) included patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis who required chronic NSAID treatment. Clinically significant gastrointestinal ...