"He had appendix pain and went to SMC, but they said nothing and gave him the same medicine (
Brufen)," he said.
Amin Hussein Al Amiri, the Ministry's Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Policy and Licensing and Chairman for Supreme National Pharmacovigilance committee, noted that rumors circulated on social media regarding the presence of aluminum particles in
Brufen are incorrect.
ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Health and Prevention confirmed, on Friday, the safety and quality of
Brufen paediatric syrup, which is used as an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine.
She was treated with oral prednisolone 20 mg once a day and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) (
brufen) to which she responded.
Both GLAXO and Abbot have demanded price increase for their main products like Augmentin, Panadol,
Brufen, Arinac.
5-O prolene sutures were placed and medicated with antibiotics amoxicillin (cap amoxil 500mg) TDS, metronidazole (tab flagyl 400mg) BD and analgesic ibuprofen (tab
brufen 400mg) BD for 5 days.
Abbott Laboratories benefited from the immense popularity of its
Brufen, which is a brand name synonymous with ibuprofen in every household in the United Arab Emirates.
The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) issued a statement confirming the safety of the stocks of
Brufen tablets.
"Medication which contain
brufen, voltaren and general anti-inflammatory drugs are overused and often taken without medical advice.
MANY chemist shops in Delhi have stopped the sale of nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs or blood thinners such as aspirin and ibuprofen -- sold as
Brufen -- without prescriptions from registered medical practitioners.
"I was taking
Brufen 800mg, very strong, twice a day to kill the pain.
He said fever caused by hot weather did not kill animals and cattle rearers should give Paracetamol or
Brufen syrup to fever affected animals and keep them at shady places.
Though 86% said that paracetamol / panadol is the best medicine/remedy to relieve fever along with cold sponging (37.1%) but aspirin (7%) and
brufen (5.4%) were also mentioned by few.
Many observers consider that the problems, and the profits, associated with SSRI medicines (Prozac etc) and anti inflammatories (
Brufen etc) make for equally contentious debate now, and problems in the years ahead.
