What is Ibuprofen gel?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Ibuprofen is a Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug (NSAID) used as a pain and fever reducer. The gel preparation is usually used to locally treat arthritis or other aches and pains.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain 7 1
Tenderness 4 5
Bursitis in hips 1 4
Chronic idiopathic back pain 1 0
Gout 1 0
Improve mobility 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 5

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Ibuprofen gel

Side effect Patients Percentage

Why patients stopped taking Ibuprofen gel

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 1
See 1 patient who's stopped taking Ibuprofen gel

Duration

Stopped taking Ibuprofen gel

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 2
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 4
Not at all hard to take 1

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped taking Ibuprofen gel and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Celecoxib (Celebrex) 1
Diclofenac topical (Voltarol Emulgel) 1
Naproxen (Naproxen Prescription) 1
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Ibuprofen gel.