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Muscle twitching and drugs of ingredients of ibuprofen (a real world drug study)


Summary:

Muscle twitching is found among people who take drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen, especially for people who are female, 50-59 old , have been taking the drugs for < 1 month. This phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 344,432 people who have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

Drug(s) considered in the study (i.e. both brand name and generic drugs): Aches-n-pain, Advil, Advil liqui-gels, Advil migraine liqui-gels, Caldolor, Cap-profen, Children's advil, Children's advil-flavored, Children's elixsure, Children's ibuprofen, Children's motrin, Ibu, Ibu-tab, Ibu-tab 200, Ibuprin, Ibuprofen, Ibuprohm, Infant's advil, Junior strength advil, Junior strength ibuprofen, Junior strength motrin, Medipren, Midol, Midol liquid gels, Motrin, Motrin ib, Motrin migraine pain, Nuprin, Pediatric advil, Profen, Rufen, Tab-profen.

On Jun, 24, 2026

344,432 people reported to have side effects when taking drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen.
Among them, 839 people (0.24%) have Muscle twitching

What is Muscle twitching?

Muscle twitching is found to be associated with 1,241 drugs and 1,905 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Muscle twitching.

Number of reports submitted per year:

Could drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen cause Muscle twitching?

Time on drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen when people have Muscle twitching *:

  • < 1 month: 55.93 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 5.08 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 1.69 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 33.9 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 1.69 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 1.69 %

Gender of people who have Muscle twitching when taking drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen *:

  • female: 66.84 %
  • male: 33.16 %

Age of people who have Muscle twitching when taking drugs with ingredients of ibuprofen *:

  • 0-1: 0.9 %
  • 2-9: 1.96 %
  • 10-19: 7.39 %
  • 20-29: 8.45 %
  • 30-39: 18.85 %
  • 40-49: 18.4 %
  • 50-59: 24.59 %
  • 60+: 19.46 %

Conditions people have *:

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Other drugs people take *:

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Other side effects people have besides Muscle twitching *:

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ibuprofen. All drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. brand name and generic drugs) are considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML 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 800+ peer-reviewed 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).

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