My personal miracle drug: Ibuprofen

Ibuprofen best for treating kids' pain

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The first head-to-head study of three common painkillers found that ibuprofen works best, at least for kids with broken bones, bruises and sprains.

Available generically and under the brand names Advil and Motrin, ibuprofen beat generic acetaminophen and codeine in an emergency room study of 300 children treated at a Canadian hospital.

The youngsters, aged 6 to 17, were randomly assigned to receive standard doses of one of the three medicines. They then periodically rated their pain. Half an hour later, ratings were similar in the three groups. But starting an hour after taking the medicine, children who got ibuprofen reported substantially greater pain relief than the other two groups.

Wiki: Ibuprofen

I've used this drug for 20 years. For: back pain, hip pain, ankle pain, shoulder pain, and for headaches. This drug ... one 200 mg tablet ... will knock out one of my headaches in about 15 minutes.