Nurofen/Ibruprofen

geordie_lass_2

Plushchris wrote: »

The other thing to look out for is the "Extra strength" ibuprofen (400mg) caps that you can get (from pharmacist counter) usually a total rip off as you can just take 2 of the 200mg ones that are MUCH cheaper.

Agreed. You can buy cheapish 400mg tablets, Boots have them on their Health Club list half price to members.
But....I stopped buying them as my family were so used to taking two painkillers without checking the label, once my DS took two of the 400mg by mistake I only ever buy 200mg tablets now.

swannee_D_3

I do love these helpfull threads...:rolleyes:

an OP post some genuine good advice...receives no thanks for it..then all the experts come along and tell us where we can get a better deal....

jamesd

geordie_lass wrote: »

my family were so used to taking two painkillers

That's a problem, since one is what should be taken unless it doesn't do the job.

For an adult, chewing an aspirin tablet and washing it down with water can produce a very fast effect. If it doesn't do the job within half an hour a single ibuprofen can be used in addition, either chewed or not. Products like Tesco generic aspirin aren't bitter when chewed, just tasteless.

Aspirin has a faster time to peak effect than ibuprofen and even faster when chewed or ground and mixed with water. Two ibuprofen tablets at once help it get to the minimum sufficient concentration faster but aspirin can still get there more quickly.

Once they are at good effective level, ibuprofen lasts longer than aspirin.

geordie_lass wrote: »

once my DS took two of the 400mg by mistake

Doses of 300-800mg at a time repeated three or four times a day to a maximum daily dose of 3,200mg are routinely used in treating arthritis. There's no need to be concerned about occasional accidental use of 800mg of ibuprofen by an adult. For non-arthritis use the normal maximum daily dose is 1,200mg.

dmg24

swannee_D wrote: »

I do love these helpfull threads...:rolleyes:

an OP post some genuine good advice...receives no thanks for it..then all the experts come along and tell us where we can get a better deal....

I doubt that the OP posted just to increase their 'Thanks' count. :rolleyes:

I actually think there is some interesting discussion on this thread (even from someone like me that is not allowed to take ibuprofen!).

swannee_D_3

dmg24 wrote: »

I doubt that the OP posted just to increase their 'Thanks' count. :rolleyes:

I actually think there is some interesting discussion on this thread (even from someone like me that is not allowed to take ibuprofen!).

true but thanks never hurt anyone...

but my point being, why didn't these experts post their advice earlier:rolleyes:

Plushchris

swannee_D wrote: »

true but thanks never hurt anyone...

but my point being, why didn't these experts post their advice earlier:rolleyes:

So why dont you level that accusation at the OP?

I'm sure there are a lot of people that post on here that know a lot more about things than you or I but dont just randomly come on here spouting bits of irrelvant information.

If someone makes a post like the OP and those that are "in the know" then make comments on it then how is that not a good thing?

Most of whats been said on here wouldnt have been worth of a thread on its own such as..

"If you get presciptions most of the drugs given out on the NHS are cheap generic brands and you would trust that those work. You would be unlikely to get piriton on prescription they would give you chlorpheniramine to save the NHS money. They only give out branded products for drugs still under patent where generics cannot be produced yet."

Or

"If the doctor specifies a brand on a prescription the brand must be supplied, even if a generic is available (qualified pharmacy technician!). This doesn't happen so much any more as GPs have budgets."

Would have seemed a bit strange if posted as a seperate thread.

The point here is a forum is a place for discussion, someone will bring up a topic and people will discuss it.

I really dont see what your problem is?

Oakey22

Most of the vitamins are the same for nearly all the brands, I have a good one. Tesco sell sleep aid which is exactly the same tablet as stress relief. 2 Products 2 different things they helpbut are exactly the same tablet. It happens a lot, generic things like ibuprofen is the same for 3 or 4 brands.