Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for the drug ibuprofen.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
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Examples
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Then the E.R. doctor will prescribe you "vitamin M" (that's what we call Motrin because military docs prescribe it for everything) to get you by until the next day and then refer you back to square one, your medic's aid station.
Latest Articles The New York Times 2010
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In addition to focusing on the company's manufacturing woes, the committee also is expected to examine how McNeil handled quality issues with certain Motrin pills and bottles of children's Tylenol before issuing recalls last year.
Shelved J Peter Loftus 2010
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First, my youngest child has only been out of a sling for a year, and I find it amazing that the practice of babywearing has come to be considered so mainstream that Motrin is including it in their ad as if it were an inevitable part of motherhood.
Motrin Versus The Moms: When Painkillers Are Attacked, Everybody Loses | Her Bad Mother 2008
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Johnson & Johnson is now recalling Motrin, Benadryl, Extra St.ength Roll Aids and St. Joseph's chewable aspirin because of a moldy or mildewed smell.
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And if you were taking 400 milligrams of one of those non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, commonly referred to as Motrin, Aleve, Advil, then guess what, you increase your risk of high blood pressure by 80 percent.
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GUPTA: To try and prevent heart attacks, prevent strokes, Ibuprofen is something known as Motrin or Advil, the common names taken for aches or pains, for anyone with painful joints.
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They discovered the recalled Motrin, along with four other products on the recall list, still available.
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But seems the spot touched a nerve in the ever-growing blogging mom community, drawing heat for claims that ibuprofen (brand name Motrin) could help cure the pain in the neck, not to mention back and shoulders, caused by ...
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But seems the spot touched a nerve in the ever-growing blogging mom community, drawing heat for claims that ibuprofen (brand name Motrin) could help cure the pain in the neck, not to mention back and shoulders, caused by ...
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But seems the spot touched a nerve in the ever-growing blogging mom community, drawing heat for claims that ibuprofen (brand name Motrin) could help cure the pain in the neck, not to mention back and shoulders, caused by ...
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