IBUPROFEN
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNEXPECTED
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IBUPROFEN?
Ibuprofen: The Good, The Bad, and The Unexpected takes you on a comprehensive journey through one of the most commonly used pain relievers in modern medicine. From its benefits and potential risks to surprising effects you are unlikely to expect, this book provides a balanced and thorough exploration backed by extensive research and expert insights.
You might not have seen much media coverage about ibuprofen safety concerns, but as recently as October 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued recalls for several ibuprofen products due to manufacturing quality issues, including the presence of unknown impurities and cross-contamination.
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After three years of working on this book it was finally published on June 3rd 2025. Together with Dr. Gomes, it involved 35 undergraduate students, 1 graduate student and an MD/PhD. These contributors are current or former members of the Gomes Lab.
Meet The BOOK Team
Jillian Cellucci
Contributor
B.S., UC Davis; currently a Pediatric Vision Research Associate & Institutional Review Board Administrator at Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Massie Gardizi
Contributor
B.S. in NPB, UC Davis
OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
Priyanka Basu, B.S. in NPB, UC Davis; currently a 3rd-year medical student at Texas A&M School of Medicine
Aparna Manoj, B.S. in NPB, UC Davis; currently a 3rd-year medical student at UC Riverside School of Medicine
Rachel Nguyen, B.S. in NPB, UC Davis; currently a 2nd-year medical student at Touro Medical School
Irene Park, B.S. in NPB, UC Davis
Yael Vainberg, B.S. in NPB, UC Davis; currently a 1st-year medical student at Stanford School of Medicine
Daisaku Edwards, B.S. in NPB, UC Davis; currently an EMT at Falcon Ambulance
Jaime Morales Gallardo, B.S. in Global Disease Biology & B.A. in Chicana/o Studies, UC Davis
Cierra Hall, B.S. in Cell Biology, UC Davis, Clinical Histocompatibility Scientist, Cypress, California
Christina Jung, B.S., in NPB, UC Davis; currently a research technician, Novo Nordisk
Resources
Most common ibuprofen brand names:
Advil, Advil Cold and Sinus, Advil Congestion Relief, Advil PM, Advil Sinus Congestion and Pain, Motrin, Children's Ibuprofen, Junior Strength Motrin, Motrin, Motrin PM, Midol Maximum Strength Cramp Formula, PediaCare Fever, Sudafed PE Head Congestion Plus Pain. https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01050
Manufacturers and names of drugs containing ibuprofen:
Act-3 (Healthcare Logistics) / Actiprofen (Sterling Health) / Adex (Dexxon) / Aktren (Bayer) / Alges-X (Axapharm) / Algoflex (Chinoin) / Algofren (Intermed) / Alivium (Bristol-Myers Squibb) / Artofen (Teva) / Betagesic (Adcock Ingram Pharmaceuticals) / Betaprofen (Be-Tabs Pharmaceuticals) / Bonifen (Krka) / Brufen (Abbott) / Brupro (Sandoz) / Buburone (Towa Yakuhin) / Buprovil (Multilab Industry and Trade of Pharmaceuticals) / Burana (Orion) / Butylenin (Sanken) / Calprofen (McNeil) / Cap-Profen (PERRIGO) / Capsibu (Sandoz) / Children's Elixsure (Pfizer) / Children's Ibuprofen (Pfizer) / Dalsy (Abbott) / Dismenol (Merz) / Diverin (ACI Ltd) / Dolgirid (LGC) / Dolgit (Dolorgiet) / Doloraz (Jordanian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Co.) / Dolormin (Johnson & Johnson GmbH) / Ebufac (DDSA Pharmaceuticals) / EmuProfen (Progressive Emu, Inc) / Epobron (Ono) / Fenbid (Smith Kline and Beecham) / Fenpaed (Rite Aid Corporation) / Fenpain (Sandoz) / Ibalgin (Zentiva) / IBU-Ratiopharm (Ratiopharm GmbH) / Ibuflam (Natco Pharma Ltd) / Ibugel (Dermal Laboratories Ltd) / Ibugesic (Cipra Ltd) / IbuHEXAL (Hexal AG) / Ibuleve (Diomed Development Ltd) / Ibum (PPF Hasco-Lek SA) / Ibumax (standford Biotech Pvt Ltd) / Ibumetin (Nycomed Denmark Aps) / Ibupain (Sandoz) / Ibuprocin (Nisshin) / Ibuprom (USP Zdrowie) / Ibuprox (Norway) / Ibustar (Berlin-Chemie Menarini Croatia) / Ibutren (Sandoz) / Ibux (Weifa AS) / Ibuxin (Pliva Hrvatska) / Junior Strength Motrin (J&J Consumer Inc) / Kratalgin (Austria) / Lamidon (Kowa) / Lebrufen / Liptan (Kowa) / Lotem (Adcock Ingram) / Medicol (United Lab) / Medipren (Johnson & Johnson) / Mynosedin (Toho Yakuhin) / Mypaid (Ai Pharm) / Myprodol (Adcock Ingram) / Narfen (Alter) / Naron Ace (Primary Care Tokyo) / Neobrufen (Crookes) / Nobfen (Toho) / Nobgen (Toho) / Norvectan / Nuprin (Upjohn Company) / Nureflex (Boots Healthcare, Courbevoie) / Nurofen (Crookes) / Orbifen (Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH) / Panafen (GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd) / Pediaprofen (Whitehall Laboratories) / Rapidol (Actavis) / Rimafen / Roidenin (Showa) / Rufen (Boots) / Salvarina (Salvat, Barcelona) / Seclodin (Whitehall Labs, Maidenhead) / Speedpain NANO (Goodsense) / Spidifen (Zambon) / Suspren / Tabalon (Sanofi India Ltd) / Trendar (Whitehall-Robins) / Urem (Kade, MErlin).
