spear@ihlpf.UUCP (Spearman) (10/14/86)
#># Both Advil and Nuprin ibuprofen packages have the following #># statement in the warnings section: #># "Although ibuprofen is indicated for the same conditions as aspirin #># and acetaminophen, it should not be taken with them except under a #># doctor's direction." #># There is obviously not an absolute contraindication since the combination #># could be used under the direction of a physician. What would be the reason #># for the above warning? Using ibuprofen with either aspirin or alcohol can cause moderate stomach upset. My wife did not read the package when taking the prescription version Motrin and took some aspirin - she was quite sorry for her oversight. Steve Spearman ihlpf!spear
tedrick@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Tom Tedrick) (10/15/86)
>Using ibuprofen with either aspirin or alcohol can cause moderate >stomach upset. My wife did not read the package when taking >the prescription version Motrin and took some aspirin - she was >quite sorry for her oversight. I will probably get flamed again by Craig Werner for saying this, but I personally have a bad reaction to ibuprofen. Stomach pains without taking any aspirin, and psychological reactions. Needless to say I don't use it anymore.
dyer@spdcc.UUCP (Steve Dyer) (10/16/86)
>I will probably get flamed again by Craig Werner for saying this, >but I personally have a bad reaction to ibuprofen. Stomach >pains without taking any aspirin, and psychological reactions. >Needless to say I don't use it anymore. I can't imagine Craig or anyone else flaming someone reporting an adverse idiosyncratic reaction to a drug. What you describe is not particularly unusual, and you are obviously doing the right thing by avoiding it. -- Steve Dyer dyer@harvard.HARVARD.EDU {linus,wanginst,bbnccv,harvard,ima,ihnp4}!spdcc!dyer
silber@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Jeffrey Silber) (10/16/86)
The combination of Ibuprofen and aspirin is not dangerous. However, as
indicated in the PDR, such a combination can reduce the efficacy of both
medications. Thus it is not recommended.
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> > I will probably get flamed again by Craig Werner for saying this, > but I personally have a bad reaction to ibuprofen. Stomach > pains without taking any aspirin, and psychological reactions. > Needless to say I don't use it anymore. Now why should I flame anybody for having an adverse drug interaction. Any given drug will cause adverse effects in a certain number of people, and ALL drugs will cause adverse effects if the dosage is made large enough. It happens and that's just pharmacolology. Why should I mind? Why bother to bring up my name in this in the first place? -- Craig Werner (MD/PhD '91) !philabs!aecom!werner (1935-14E Eastchester Rd., Bronx NY 10461, 212-931-2517) "Reading is sometimes an ingenius device for avoiding thought."