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n. - A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic.

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  • But ibuprofen is my friend, and a little rest and ice on the bits that hurt the worst will help a lot.
  • Apparently Tylenol has been banned in HK but ibuprofen is available; it's just a special item they keep in the back.
  • That includes ibuprofen, which is also sold as Advil, and other products.
  • And the terrible drug that they were looking for was ibuprofen, which is basically the same as aspirin.
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