ibuprofen
a white powder, C13H18O2, used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
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How to use ibuprofen in a sentence
While medications like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen work well at minimizing pain, they come at a cost.
Staff gave him a pill that they said was ibuprofen, he claimed.
“Whatever that ibuprofen was, I need to get that prescribed,” Parker said he told the doctor.
By around March, Dingell said her doctors started to raise concerns about how much ibuprofen she was taking.
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He said he still gets some pain “in my backside” and a couple of ibuprofen take care of that.
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British Dictionary definitions for ibuprofen
/ (aɪˈbjuːprəʊfən) /
a drug, isobutylphenylpropionic acid, that relieves pain and reduces inflammation: used to treat arthritis and muscular strains. Formula: C 13 H 18 O 2
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Scientific definitions for ibuprofen
[ ī′byōō-prō′fən ]
An anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce fever or pain.
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