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• compare: Both compared 1.2 g ibuprofen daily with 1.5 g glucosamine sulfate daily, in three divided doses.

• take: These can mainly be avoided by taking the ibuprofen with food.

• contain: There are now eleven variants of Nurofen which all contain the active ingredient ibuprofen.

• include: This class of drugs is quite large, and among many others, also includes ibuprofen.

• give: I also gave some ibuprofen to reduce the swelling.

• use: Medical advice should be sought before using ibuprofen if your child has asthma, heart, kidney or liver problems.

Preposition: in

• patient: Efficacy and safety of glucosamine sulfate versus ibuprofen in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Adjective modifier

• nonsteroidal: NSAIDs ( nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs eg ibuprofen ) and muscle relaxants relieve more pain than placebo.

• oral: Clin Pharmacol Ther 1999 65: 357-368 11 volunteers given single dose 800 mg oral ibuprofen or 16 g 5 % ibuprofen gel.

• active: There are now eleven variants of Nurofen which all contain the active ingredient ibuprofen.

• e.g.: Treatment is with pain relief e.g. ibuprofen or paracetamol.

• regular: Nurofen migraine pain tablets contain ibuprofen lysine, which is a form of ibuprofen that is more soluble than regular ibuprofen.

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• aspirin: Your medicine cabinet should always contain painkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and/or aspirin, to relieve the symptoms of cold or flu.

• relief: With powerful ibuprofen pain relief, reduction of inflammation plus cooling and soothing menthol, no other pain-relieving gel works like it.

• tablet: Some dogs tolerate an Advil or ibuprofen tablet - others developed diarrhea or poor appetite.

• syrup: If you have children, make sure you keep suitable paracetamol and/or ibuprofen syrup.

Noun used with modifier

• mg: Comparison was nabumetone versus 800 mg ibuprofen followed by 400 mg 4 x daily.

• ingredient: There are now eleven variants of Nurofen which all contain the active ingredient ibuprofen.

• eg: There are many types available, including some that can be bought over the counter from a pharmacy, eg ibuprofen.

• aspirin: Types include: paracetamol aspirin ibuprofen codeine Opioid patches are also available although not widely prescribed.