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Advil tablets (ibuprofen)

애드빌정

Official English name: ADVIL TAB.

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What it is used for

Fever and pain from a cold, back pain, period pain, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, pain after surgery, headache, toothache, muscle pain, nerve pain, ankylosing spondylitis, acute gout, psoriatic arthritis, soft tissue injuries (sprains, strains) and non-joint rheumatic conditions (tendinitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis).

Translated from the official Korean label, for reference.

이 약은 감기로 인한 발열 및 동통, 요통, 생리통, 류마티양 관절염, 연소성 류마티양 관절염, 골관절염(퇴행성 관절질환), 수술후 동통과 두통, 치통, 근육통, 신경통, 강직성 척추염, 급성통풍, 건선성 관절염, 연조직손상(염좌, 좌상), 비관절 류마티스질환(건염, 건초염, 활액낭염)에 사용합니다.

How to use

  • For mild to moderate pain or a cold, adults: 1 to 2 tablets (200 to 400 mg), 3 to 4 times a day.
  • Children, each dose 3 to 4 times a day: age 11 to 14, 200 to 250 mg; age 7 to 10, 150 to 200 mg; age 3 to 6, 100 to 150 mg; age 1 to 2, 50 to 100 mg.
  • Children under 30 kg must not take more than 500 mg a day. Try not to take it on an empty stomach.

Doses for arthritis and other conditions are different. See the full label or ask the pharmacist.

Show the Korean original

경증 및 중등도의 동통이나 감기에는 성인 1회 1~2정(200~400 mg) 1일 3~4회 복용합니다.

11~14세는 1회 200~250 mg, 7~10세는 1회 150~200 mg, 3~ 6세는 1회 100~150 mg, 1~ 2세는 1회 50~100 mg을 1일 3~4회 복용합니다.

체중이 30kg미만인 어린이는 1일량이 500 mg을 초과해서는 안되며 공복시 투여는 피하는 것이 바람직합니다.

Price

Each pharmacy sets its own price for this medicine.

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Details

Active ingredient
Ibuprofen
Form
Coated tablet
Maker
Haleon Korea Co., Ltd.
MFDS item number
200109769

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Sources: MFDS drug approval data and e-Drug information (item 200109769).