Comparing Advil vs Sulfasalazine
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Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Back Pain, Chronic Myofascial Pain, Aseptic Necrosis, Pain, Headache, Gout - Acute, Fever, Costochondritis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, Dysautonomia, Frozen Shoulder... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Alopecia, Crohn's Disease, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Lymphocytic Colitis, Crohn's Disease - Active, Psoriatic Arthritis... View more |
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| More about Advil (ibuprofen) | More about Sulfasalazine | ||||||||||||||||
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Advil has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 41 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 27% reported a negative effect. |
Sulfasalazine has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 199 ratings on Drugs.com. 46% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Lower cost generic approved |
Lower cost generic |
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| Other ibuprofen brands include: A-G Profen, Actiprofen, Addaprin, Advil Children's, Advil Film-Coated, Advil Infant's Concentrated Drops, Advil Junior Strength, Advil Liqui-Gels, Advil Migraine, Caldolor, Cap-Profen, Children's ElixSure IB, Children's Motrin, Childrens Ibuprofen Berry, Genpril, Help I Have An Aching Body, IBU-200, Midol IB, Midol Maximum Strength Cramp Formula, Motrin, Motrin Childrens, Motrin IB, Motrin Infant Drops, Motrin Junior Strength, Motrin Migraine Pain, Motrin Pediatric, NeoProfen, Nuprin, PediaCare Children's IB Ibuprofen Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer, PediaCare Infants' IB Ibuprofen Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer, Proprinal View more | Azulfidine, Azulfidine EN-tabs | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4 hours |
10 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Prior To 30 Weeks Gestation
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
Starting At 30 Weeks Gestation See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 422 drugs are known to interact with Advil:
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A total of 275 drugs are known to interact with Sulfasalazine:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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May 18, 1984 |
June 20, 1950 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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