List of ibuprofen brand names
List of brand-names that ibuprofen is sold under
Ibuprofen , an analgesic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID),[1] is sold under many brand-names around the world. The most common are Brufen (its earliest registered trademark), Advil, Motrin, and Nurofen .[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
List of brands
Name
Available forms
Available strengths
Countries
Act-3
Actiprofen
Canada[3]
Actron
Argentina, Uruguay, Chile
Adagin
Romania
Addaprin
USA[3]
Adex
Israel
Advifen
Uganda, Afghanistan, Iraq
Advil
Tablets, Capsules, Liquid, liquid filled capsules
100 mg, 200 mg
Australia, Brazil, Canada,[3] Colombia, France, Greece, Hungary, Israel, North Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, USA,[3] Romania
A-G Profen
USA[3]
Aktren
Austria, Germany
Alaxan
Capsule
Philippines
Alges-X
Switzerland
Algifor
Switzerland
Algoflex
Hungary
Algofren
Greece
Alivium
Brazil
Arinac
Pakistan
Arthrofen
Tablet
200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg
UK[1]
Artofen
Israel
Betagesic
South Africa
Betaprofen
South Africa
Blokmax
North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia
Bonifen
North Macedonia, Slovenia
Brufen
Tablet, caplet, oral syrup, miscible granules
tablet: 200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg syrup: 100 mg/5 mL granules: 600 mg/sachet
Austria, Egypt, Greece, India, Italy, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, UK,[1] Romania
Brufen Retard[7]
Sustained-release film-coated caplet
800 mg
UK,[1] Poland, Norway[8]
Bufen
USA[3]
Bugesic
Australia
Buplex[9]
Ireland
Buprovil
Brazil
Burana
Finland, Norway[8]
Caldolor
USA
Calprofen
Oral syrup
100 mg/5 mL
UK[1]
Cap-Profen
USA[3]
Combiflam
India[10] [11]
Dalsy[12]
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Croatia, Spain
Dismenol
Austria
Diverin
North Macedonia, Slovenia
Dolgit
Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey
Dolofort
Austria
Doloraz
Jordan
Dolormin
Germany
Dolo-Spedifen
Switzerland
Dorival
Easofen[13]
Ireland
Ebufac
Tablet
200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg
UK[1]
EmuProfen
USA
Espidifen
Spain
Eve
Japan
Faspic
Tablet
200 mg, 400 mg
Philippines
Fenbid
Topical gel
10%
China, UK[1]
Fenpaed
Oral liquid
20 mg/mL
UK, New Zealand[14]
Feverfen
Oral liquid
100 mg/5 mL
UK[1]
Finalflex
Slovenia
Galprofen
UK[citation needed ]
Gelofen
Iran
Genpril
USA[3]
Haltran
USA[3]
Hedafen
Tablet
200 mg
Australia
Hedex
Kenya, Uganda
Herron Blue
Australia
I-Prin
USA[3]
i-profen
New Zealand
Ibalgin
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania
Ibrofen
Thailand
Ibu or IBU
Chile, USA[3]
IBUFEN
Israel
Íbúfen
Iceland
Ibugan
Thailand
Ibugel
Topical gel
10%
UK[1]
Ibuflam
Suspension
2%, 4%
Germany, South Africa
Ibugesic
Latvia
IbuHEXAL
Germany
Ibuleve
Topical gel
Israel, UK
Ibum
Poland
Ibumax
Finland, South Africa
Ibumetin
Austria, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Sweden, Norway[8]
Ibumidol
Uruguay
Ibupain
South Africa
Ibupirac
Argentina, Uruguay
Ibuprofen
Tablet, caplet, oral liquid, topical gel
tablet: 200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg, 800 mg caplet: ? oral liquid: 100 mg/5 mL topical gel: 5%
UK,[1] Canada,[3] Norway, Romania,[8] USA,[3] Belgium; Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Poland
Ibuprofene
Italy
Ibuprohm
USA[3]
Ibuprom
Poland , Italy , Spain , Portugal , Bulgaria , Russia
Ibuprox
Norway[8]
Ibuprosyn
Finland
IBU-Ratiopharm
Germany
Ibustar
Latvia
Ibutabs
Finland, Slovakia
Ibu-Tab
USA[3]
Ibu-Vivimed
Germany
Ibux
Norway[8]
Ibuxin
Finland
Inflanor
Suspension
4%
Czech Republic
Ipren
Denmark, Sweden
Irfen
Switzerland
Kratalgin
Austria
Lotem
South Africa
Medicol
Philippines
Midol
Liquid Gels
200 mg
USA[3]
Moment
Italy
Motrin
tablets, chewable tablets, oral suspension.
50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg
Canada,[3] North Macedonia, USA[3]
Mypaid
South Africa
Myprodol
South Africa
Narfen
South Korea
Naron Ace
Japan
Neobrufen
Spain
Neofen
Croatia
Neupren
Tablet
200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg
Algeria
Norvectan
Spain
Nuprin
Canada, USA[3]
Nureflex
Austria
Nurofen
Tablet, caplet, oral liquid, topical gel[4] [15]
tablet: 200 mg oral liquid: 100 mg/5 mL
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, North Macedonia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK[1] [4] [15]
Orbifen
Oral liquid
100 mg/5 mL
UK[1]
Paduden
Romania
Panafen
Australia
Paraped Plus
India
Perifar
Uruguay
Profin
Iraq
Proprinal
USA[3]
Proris
Indonesia
Q-Profen
USA[3]
Ranfen
South Africa
Rapidol
Croatia
Ratiodolor
Austria
Rimafen
Tablet
200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg
UK[1]
Salvarina
Spain
Sarixell
Netherlands
Solpaflex
Slovenia
Spedifen
France, Indonesia
Speedpain NANO
South Korea
Spidifen
Belgium, Portugal
Tefin
Ireland
Unafen
India
Upfen
North Macedonia
Xydol
Tablet
200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg
Algeria
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