Comparing Advil vs Flurbiprofen
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Back Pain, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Aseptic Necrosis, Pain, Headache, Fever, Spondylolisthesis, Costochondritis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Dysautonomia, Frozen... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Pain, Back Pain, Osteoarthritis, Period Pain, Sciatica, Rheumatoid Arthritis. Flurbiprofen may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Advil has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 41 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 27% reported a negative effect. |
Flurbiprofen has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 10 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 10% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Lower cost generic approved |
Lower cost generic |
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| Other ibuprofen brands include: A-G Profen, Actiprofen, Addaprin, Advil Children's, Advil Film-Coated, Advil Infant's Concentrated Drops, Advil Junior Strength, Advil Liqui-Gels, Advil Migraine, Caldolor, Cap-Profen, Children's ElixSure IB, Children's Motrin, Childrens Ibuprofen Berry, Genpril, Help I Have An Aching Body, IBU-200, Midol IB, Midol Maximum Strength Cramp Formula, Motrin, Motrin Childrens, Motrin IB, Motrin Infant Drops, Motrin Junior Strength, Motrin Migraine Pain, Motrin Pediatric, NeoProfen, Nuprin, PediaCare Children's IB Ibuprofen Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer, PediaCare Infants' IB Ibuprofen Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer, Proprinal View more | FlurbiPro | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4 hours |
7.2 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Prior To 30 Weeks Gestation
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
Starting At 30 Weeks Gestation See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 413 drugs are known to interact with Advil:
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A total of 400 drugs are known to interact with Flurbiprofen:
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May 18, 1984 |
October 31, 1988 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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