Drug Detail:Ibuprofen and pseudoephedrine (Ibuprofen and pseudoephedrine [ eye-bue-pro-fen-and-soo-doe-ee-fed-rin ])
Drug Class: Upper respiratory combinations
Usual Adult Dose for Sinus Symptoms
200 mg ibuprofen / 30 mg pseudoephedrine caplets or liquid filled capsules: 1 cap orally every 4 to 6 hours while symptoms persist
- May use 2 caps if symptoms do not respond to 1 cap.
Comments:
- Do not take more than directed.
- Use the smallest effective dose.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Sinus Symptoms
200 mg ibuprofen / 30 mg pseudoephedrine caplets or liquid filled capsules:
12 years and older: 1 cap orally every 4 to 6 hours while symptoms persist
- May use 2 caps if symptoms do not respond to 1 cap.
Comments:
- Do not take more than directed.
- Use the smallest effective dose.
Renal Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Liver Dose Adjustments
Data not available
Precautions
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
- Children under 12 years old
- Hypersensitivity to any other pain reliever or fever reducer
- Right before or after cardiac surgery
- Use of a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or within 14 days of stopping a MAOI
Safety and efficacy have not been established in patients younger than 12 years.
Consult WARNINGS section for additional precautions.
Dialysis
Data not available