Ibuprofen Oral Suspension Side Effects
Please note - some side effects for Ibuprofen Oral Suspension may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA.
Ibuprofen Oral Suspension Side Effects - for the Professional
Ibuprofen Oral Suspension
In patients taking ibuprofen or other NSAIDs, the most frequently reported adverse experiences occurring in approximately 1-10% of patients are: Abnormal renal function, anemia, dizziness, edema, elevated liver enzymes, fluid retention, gastrointestinal experiences (including abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, dyspepsia, epigastric pain, flatulence, heartburn, nausea, vomiting), headaches, increased bleeding time, nervousness, pruritus, rashes (including maculopapular) and tinnitus.
Additional adverse experiences reported occasionally include:
| Body as a whole - | fever, infection, sepsis |
| Cardiovascular system - | congestive heart failure in patients with marginal cardiac function, hypertension, tachycardia, syncope |
| Digestive system - | dry mouth, duodenitits, esophagitis, gastric or duodenal ulcer with bleeding and/or perforation, gastritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, glossitis, hematemesis, hepatitis, jaundice, melena, rectal bleeding |
| Hemic and lymphatic system - | ecchymosis, eosinophilia, leukopenia, purpura, stomatitis, thrombocytopenia |
| Metabolic and nutritional - | weight changes |
| Nervous system - | anxiety, asthenia, confusion, depression, dream abnormalities, drowsiness, insomnia, malaise, paresthesia, somnolence, tremors, vertigo |
| Respiratory system - | asthma, dyspnea |
| Skin and appendages - | alopecia, photosensitivity, sweat |
| Special senses - | blurred vision |
| Urogenital system - | cystitis, dysuria, hematuria, interstitial nephritis, oliguria/polyuria, proteinuria, acute renal failure in patients with pre-existing significantly impaired renal function |
Other adverse reactions, which occur rarely are:
| Body as a whole - | anaphylactic reactions, anaphylactoid reactions, appetite changes |
| Cardiovascular system - | arrhythmia, cerebrovascular accident, hypotension, myocardial infarction, palpitations, vasculitis |
| Digestive system - | eructation, gingival ulcer, hepatorenal syndrome, liver necrosis, liver failure, pancreatitis |
| Hemic and lymphatic system - | agranulocystosis, hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia, lymphadenopathy, neutropenia, pancytopenia |
| Metabolic and nutritional - | hyperglycemia |
| Nervous system - | convulsions, coma, emotional lability, hallucinations, aseptic meningitis |
| Respiratory - | apnea, respiratory depression, pneumonia, rhinitis |
| Skin and appendages - | angioedema, toxic epidermal necrosis, erythema multiforme, exfoliative dermatitis, Stevens Johnson syndrome, urticaria, vesiculobullous eruptions |
| Special senses - | amblyopia (blurred and/or diminished vision, scotomata and/or changes in color vision), conjunctivitis, dry eyes, hearing impairment |
| Urogenital - | azotemia, decreased creatinine clearance, glomerulitis, renal papillary necrosis, tubular necrosis |
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