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  • A trademark for the drug ibuprofen.

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Examples

  • The only pain killer I seem to need right now is Advil, which is a switch.

    The Ballad of the Epic Extraction greygirlbeast 2009

  • A couple of years ago I started taking an 800 mg ibuprofen the generic for Advil, which is a prescription dose and is comparable to four of the 200 mg non-prescription Advil, before every round I played, or if I forgot, I would take one immediately after.

    Michael R. Eades, M.D.: Ditch your NSAID meds 2006

  • A couple of years ago I started taking an 800 mg ibuprofen the generic for Advil, which is a prescription dose and is comparable to four of the 200 mg non-prescription Advil, before every round I played, or if I forgot, I would take one immediately after.

    Ditch your NSAID meds | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006

  • About 3.3 million prescriptions for naproxen, sold under such names as Aleve, were filled at pharmacies in 2009 and 1.4 million for ibuprofen, also known as Advil and Motrin.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CARLY WEEKS 2011

  • I was raised by illegal-alien Irish immigrants who taught me that anything worth having is worth suffering for so the desire to clear up a heavy bout of back pain by ingesting a handful of Vitamin A (known as Advil to the occasional user) is well-worth whatever possible future damage it may do to my liver, brain or eyeballs (I'm not exactly sure of what side effects Advil may produce because I've never bothered to read the warnings on the label -- the print is too small and I can never find my glasses).

    Denis Leary: I Feel Good Denis Leary 2010

  • As physicians we are trained to shut off inflammation with aspirin, anti-inflammatory medication such as Advil or Motrin, steroids and increasingly more powerful immune suppressing medication with serious side effects.

    Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease 2010

  • So the conventional treatments for PMS range from anti-inflammatory drugs such as Advil or Aleve to birth control pills.

    Eliminate Suffering From PMS In 5 Simple Steps 2010

  • As physicians we are trained to shut off inflammation with aspirin, anti-inflammatory medication such as Advil or Motrin, steroids and increasingly more powerful immune suppressing medication with serious side effects.

    Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease MD Mark Hyman 2010

  • As physicians we are trained to shut off inflammation with aspirin, anti-inflammatory medication such as Advil or Motrin, steroids and increasingly more powerful immune suppressing medication with serious side effects.

    Mark Hyman, MD: How to Stop Attacking Yourself: 9 Steps to Heal Autoimmune Disease 2010

  • So the conventional treatments for PMS range from anti-inflammatory drugs such as Advil or Aleve to birth control pills.

    Mark Hyman, MD: Eliminate Suffering From PMS In 5 Simple Steps 2010

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  • noun, trade name for ibuprofen, pain and anti-inflammatory medication

    June 26, 2009