Advil Information:

Advil is astrong painkiller used for those awful headaches or body pains, whichlessen efficiency and reduce your performance when you need it themost. Time and again we come across situations when we just can’tafford any hindrances to our work. In such situations, body pain canprove to be more than just annoying. They can cause a significantdecrease in efficiency, which cannot be tolerated in certaincircumstances. For these situations, drugs such as “Advil” may come inhandy. With the use of this drug, one can temporarily suppress suchbody pain to complete the task at hand.

The body pains are caused by the production of chemicals calledprostaglandins that are produced as a result of some injury or disease.These chemicals are manufactured due to an enzyme in the body calledCyclo-oxygenase. Ibuprofen works by blocking the action of this enzyme,hence it temporarily avoids body pains produced by the prostaglandin.

Advil is manufactured by Wyeth (previously know as American HomeProducts). It was first introduced into the market in 1984. Advilcontains ibuprofen, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug(NSAID). It is effective in relieving pain and swelling (inflammation).The typical dosage for Advil is about 1200-3200 mg/day. This painreliever is particularly good for the relief of symptoms of arthritis,primary dysmenorrhea, fever, athletic injury and as a painkiller forgeneral body, dental and muscular pain. It is also effective inrelieving body pains that come with the common cold or flu. Ibuprofenis also known to have a mild anti-platelet effect.

Advil can cause dizziness, which can be attributed to some variants ofthis product (such as Advil PM, that contains 200 mg of ibuprofen andhas an extra ingredient, 38 mg of diphenhydramine citrate.Diphenhydramine citrate is a gentle sleep aid). This variant waslaunched in 2006.

Possible side effects of this drug can be constipation (a condition inwhich the person suffers from difficulty in passing out solid wastefrom the body and the feces are hard and dry), diarrhea (frequent andexcessive discharging of bowels, producing abnormally thin wateryfeces), stomach bleeding, abdominal pain, nausea (an unsettled feelingin the stomach that accompanies the urge to vomit), and heart burn. Itcan increase the risk of life-threatening conditions, such as heart andcirculation problems (for example heart attack or stroke).

This medicine should be used with care and caution. Any side effectsshould be reported to your physician. Emergency medical help should besought if any symptoms of heart or circulation problems are detected.

This article is for informational purposes only. For further instructions on Advil consult with your doctor.