Profen: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives
Summary:
Profen: ibuprofen
We study 210,554 Profen users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Profen- 250 alternative drugs to Profen
- 8,459 Profen side effects and drug interactions
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
Number of reports submitted per year:

How effective is Profen?
- Pain - reported by 774 people
- Back pain - reported by 156 people
- Back pain - low - reported by 152 people
- Arthritis - reported by 127 people
- Joint pain - reported by 56 people
- Migraine - reported by 56 people
- Osteoarthritis - reported by 47 people
- Rheumatoid arthritis - reported by 31 people
- Fibromyalgia - reported by 27 people
- Insomnia - reported by 6 people
- Stress and anxiety - reported by 4 people
- Chronic gouty arthritis - reported by 3 people
- Neuropathic pain - reported by 3 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Profen treats:
Compare Profen with similar drugs, by side effects and effectiveness:
- Profen vs. Acetaminophen
- Profen vs. Acetaminophen and codeine phosphate
- Profen vs. Acetaminophen and hydrocodone bitartrate
- Profen vs. Acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine
- Profen vs. Acetaminophen, caffeine, and dihydrocodeine bitartrate
- Profen vs. Actiq
- Profen vs. Adderall
- Profen vs. Advil pm
- Profen vs. Alcohol
- Profen vs. Aleve
- Profen vs. Ambien
- Profen vs. Amitriptyline hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Amrix
- Profen vs. Arthrotec
- Profen vs. Asa
- Profen vs. Aspirin
- Profen vs. Ativan
- Profen vs. Avinza
- Profen vs. Baclofen
- Profen vs. Bayer extra strength aspirin for migraine pain
- Profen vs. Bentyl
- Profen vs. Bextra
- Profen vs. Buprenorphine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Bupropion hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Butalbital, acetaminophen and caffeine
- Profen vs. Butrans
- Profen vs. Cannabis
- Profen vs. Carbamazepine
- Profen vs. Carisoprodol
- Profen vs. Cataflam
- Profen vs. Celebrex
- Profen vs. Celecoxib
- Profen vs. Celexa
- Profen vs. Clonazepam
- Profen vs. Clonidine
- Profen vs. Clonidine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Co-codamol
- Profen vs. Codeine
- Profen vs. Codeine, aspirin, apap formula no. 2
- Profen vs. Codeine, aspirin, apap formula no. 3
- Profen vs. Codeine, aspirin, apap formula no. 4
- Profen vs. Codeine sulfate
- Profen vs. Codrix
- Profen vs. Cortisone acetate
- Profen vs. Curcumin
- Profen vs. Cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Cymbalta
- Profen vs. Darvocet
- Profen vs. Darvocet a500
- Profen vs. Darvocet-n 100
- Profen vs. Darvocet-n 50
- Profen vs. Darvon
- Profen vs. Darvon-n
- Profen vs. Daypro
- Profen vs. Demerol
- Profen vs. Depakote
- Profen vs. Depakote er
- Profen vs. Desipramine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Dexamethasone
- Profen vs. Dhc plus
- Profen vs. Diazepam
- Profen vs. Diclofenac potassium
- Profen vs. Diclofenac sodium
- Profen vs. Dicyclomine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Dilaudid
- Profen vs. Dilaudid-hp
- Profen vs. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Dolophine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Doxepin hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Doxylamine succinate
- Profen vs. Duloxetine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Duragesic-100
- Profen vs. Duragesic-25
- Profen vs. Duragesic-50
- Profen vs. Duragesic-75
- Profen vs. Effexor
- Profen vs. Effexor xr
- Profen vs. Elavil
- Profen vs. Empracet w/ codeine phosphate #3
- Profen vs. Endep
- Profen vs. Etodolac
- Profen vs. Exalgo
- Profen vs. Excedrin
- Profen vs. Feldene
- Profen vs. Fentanyl
- Profen vs. Fentanyl-100
- Profen vs. Fentanyl-12
- Profen vs. Fentanyl-25
- Profen vs. Fentanyl-50
- Profen vs. Fentanyl-75
- Profen vs. Fentanyl citrate
- Profen vs. Fentanyl citrate preservative free
- Profen vs. Fentanyl transdermal system
- Profen vs. Fioricet
- Profen vs. Fioricet w/ codeine
- Profen vs. Fish oil
- Profen vs. Flector
- Profen vs. Flexeril
- Profen vs. Gabapentin
- Profen vs. Gralise
- Profen vs. Hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen
- Profen vs. Hydrocodone bitartrate and ibuprofen
- Profen vs. Hydrocodone compound
- Profen vs. Hydrocortisone
- Profen vs. Hydrocortone
- Profen vs. Hydromorphone hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Hydroxyzine pamoate
- Profen vs. Imipramine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Indocin
- Profen vs. Indomethacin
- Profen vs. Kadian
- Profen vs. Kenalog
- Profen vs. Ketamine hcl
- Profen vs. Ketoprofen
- Profen vs. Ketorolac tromethamine
- Profen vs. Klonopin
- Profen vs. Lamictal
- Profen vs. Lamotrigine
- Profen vs. Lexapro
- Profen vs. Lidocaine
- Profen vs. Lidocaine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Lidoderm
- Profen vs. Lodine
- Profen vs. Loratadine
- Profen vs. Lorazepam
- Profen vs. Lorcet-hd
- Profen vs. Lortab
- Profen vs. Lyrica
- Profen vs. Marcaine
- Profen vs. Marijuana
- Profen vs. Marinol
- Profen vs. Maxalt
- Profen vs. Medrol
- Profen vs. Meloxicam
- Profen vs. Mepergan
- Profen vs. Meperidine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Metaxalone
- Profen vs. Methadone hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Methadose
- Profen vs. Methocarbamol
- Profen vs. Methotrexate
- Profen vs. Methylprednisolone
- Profen vs. Mobic
- Profen vs. Morphine
- Profen vs. Morphine sulfate
- Profen vs. Ms contin
- Profen vs. Nabumetone
- Profen vs. Naltrexone hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Naprosyn
- Profen vs. Naproxen
- Profen vs. Naproxen sodium
- Profen vs. Neurontin
- Profen vs. Nexium
- Profen vs. Nitrous oxide w/ oxygen
- Profen vs. Norco
- Profen vs. Norflex
- Profen vs. Nortriptyline hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Novalgin
- Profen vs. Nubain
- Profen vs. Nucynta
- Profen vs. Nucynta er
- Profen vs. Omeprazole
- Profen vs. Opana
- Profen vs. Opana er
- Profen vs. Oramorph sr
- Profen vs. Oxecta
- Profen vs. Oxycet
- Profen vs. Oxycodone
- Profen vs. Oxycodone 2.5/apap 500
- Profen vs. Oxycodone 5/apap 500
- Profen vs. Oxycodone and acetaminophen
- Profen vs. Oxycodone and aspirin
- Profen vs. Oxycodone hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Oxycontin
- Profen vs. Oxymorphone hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Oxytocin
- Profen vs. Oxytocin 5 usp units in dextrose 5%
- Profen vs. Pamelor
- Profen vs. Paracetamol
- Profen vs. Paxil
- Profen vs. Percocet
- Profen vs. Percodan
- Profen vs. Phenergan
- Profen vs. Piroxicam
- Profen vs. Plaquenil
- Profen vs. Ponstel
- Profen vs. Prednisone
- Profen vs. Pregabalin
- Profen vs. Prialt
- Profen vs. Pristiq
- Profen vs. Promethazine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Propoxyphene compound 65
- Profen vs. Propoxyphene hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Propoxyphene napsylate and acetaminophen
- Profen vs. Prozac
- Profen vs. Relafen
- Profen vs. Robaxin
- Profen vs. Robaxin-750
- Profen vs. Roxicet
- Profen vs. Roxicodone
- Profen vs. Savella
- Profen vs. Skelaxin
- Profen vs. Soma
- Profen vs. Suboxone
- Profen vs. Subutex
- Profen vs. Sulindac
- Profen vs. Talwin
- Profen vs. Talwin nx
- Profen vs. Tapentadol hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Tegretol
- Profen vs. Tizanidine hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Topamax
- Profen vs. Topiramate
- Profen vs. Toradol
- Profen vs. Tramadol
- Profen vs. Tramadol and acetaminophen
- Profen vs. Tramadol hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Tramadol hydrochloride and acetaminophen
- Profen vs. Trazodone hydrochloride
- Profen vs. Trileptal
- Profen vs. Turmeric
- Profen vs. Tylenol
- Profen vs. Tylenol w/ codeine
- Profen vs. Tylenol w/ codeine no. 1
- Profen vs. Tylenol w/ codeine no. 2
- Profen vs. Tylenol w/ codeine no. 3
- Profen vs. Tylenol w/ codeine no. 4
- Profen vs. Tylox
- Profen vs. Ultracet
- Profen vs. Ultram
- Profen vs. Ultram er
- Profen vs. Valium
- Profen vs. Vicodin
- Profen vs. Vicodin es
- Profen vs. Vicodin hp
- Profen vs. Vicoprin
- Profen vs. Vicoprofen
- Profen vs. Vimovo
- Profen vs. Vioxx
- Profen vs. Vistaril
- Profen vs. Vitamin d
- Profen vs. Vivitrol
- Profen vs. Voltaren
- Profen vs. Weed
- Profen vs. Wellbutrin
- Profen vs. Wellbutrin sr
- Profen vs. Xanax
- Profen vs. Zanaflex
- Profen vs. Zoloft
- Profen vs. Zorvolex
Common Profen side effects:
- Pain (17,497 reports)
- Fatigue (15,338 reports)
- Drug ineffective (14,999 reports)
- Headache (13,179 reports)
- Nausea and vomiting (11,560 reports)
- Rashes (11,357 reports)
- Breathing difficulty (10,787 reports)
- Joint pain (10,715 reports)
Profen side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Profen side effects (204,735 reports)
Browse all side effects of Profen:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon Profen interactions:
- Profen and Prednisone (20,928 reports)
- Profen and Aspirin (18,557 reports)
- Profen and Omeprazole (16,610 reports)
- Profen and Acetaminophen (15,053 reports)
- Profen and Methotrexate (14,414 reports)
- Profen and Tylenol (14,335 reports)
- Profen and Gabapentin (14,241 reports)
- Profen and Lisinopril (12,796 reports)
- Profen and Tramadol (11,969 reports)
- Profen and Paracetamol (11,573 reports)
Browse all interactions between Profen and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zDo you take Profen?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Profen safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 600+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Moslim MA, Sodeman TC, Nawras AT, "A Case of Suggested Ibuprofen-Induced Acute Pancreatitis", American journal of therapeutics, 2016 Nov .
How we gather our data?
Healthcare data is obtained from a number of sources including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This information is aggregated and used to produce personalized reports that patients can reference. Browse all drugs on eHealthMe.
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