Hello, I have found out that there is a prescription for ibuprofen. 600 mg for each tablet. Somebody said to me that you can take one pill and sometimes when they are feeling lots of pain they take two. What is the directions for the prescription form of ibuprofen with 600 mg pills.

Thank you in advance!

Joe

rudi_in

Thank you for posting your question to the Ask Me Help Desk.

Prescription ibuprofen actually comes in 400, 600, 800, or 1000 mg tablets.
Over the counter ibuprofen such as advil or motrin are 200 mg doses.

The directions would be written by the doctor and can vary depending on your circumstances.

A common Rx might read like this:

Take one to two tablets by mouth every 6 hours with food or milk as needed for pain

Ibuprofen can be very harmful to the stomach lining which is why you should take it with food. Be careful, even though you can buy it over the counter in 200 mg doses doesn't make it automatically safe. It is still a drug. I know too many high school students that have to take other medications now because they were not responsible with the ibuprofen. They would gladly take four of them for every small discomfort they had. Again, be careful with them.

This is in no way meant to be a suggestion of treatment by me. Please see your doctor for recommended treatment.

tamzid

i haven't seen motrin 1000mg in a retail or hospital setting, so not sure on that particular strength...
but to also add to the answering...the max daily dosage on ibuprofen is 3200mg which comes out up a max of 800mg (4 tablets of the regular strength) every 6 hours - if the pain is that bad - but only under a doctor's recommendation