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IBUPROFEN for Pain: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 8,142 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where IBUPROFEN was used for Pain.

Most Reported Side Effects for IBUPROFEN

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Drug ineffective 9,352 10.8% 216 1,304
Drug hypersensitivity 5,269 6.1% 215 894
Nausea 4,129 4.8% 192 2,093
Vomiting 4,116 4.7% 364 2,532
Acute kidney injury 3,639 4.2% 273 2,923
Product use in unapproved indication 3,596 4.1% 143 516
Toxicity to various agents 3,584 4.1% 1,686 2,222
Off label use 3,556 4.1% 296 1,354
Intentional overdose 3,185 3.7% 238 2,326
Headache 3,010 3.5% 244 1,537
Dyspnoea 2,906 3.3% 320 1,298
Urticaria 2,646 3.0% 216 705
Angioedema 2,507 2.9% 5 310
Overdose 2,386 2.7% 289 1,293
Abdominal pain upper 2,378 2.7% 232 1,206

Other Indications for IBUPROFEN

Product used for unknown indication (30,021) Headache (4,475) Pyrexia (3,709) Back pain (2,779) Arthralgia (2,370) Migraine (1,944) Rheumatoid arthritis (1,122) Toothache (1,034) Analgesic therapy (884) Osteoarthritis (803)

Other Drugs Used for Pain

OXYCODONE (39,706) FENTANYL (31,689) MORPHINE (30,900) BUPRENORPHINE (28,541) ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE (27,508) HYDROMORPHONE (27,027) ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE (26,494) HYDROCODONE (23,966) TAPENTADOL (22,976) OXYMORPHONE (22,873)

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IBUPROFEN Full Profile All Pain Drugs IBUPROFEN Demographics IBUPROFEN Timeline