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Yes, you combine 500mg of acetaminophen and 150mg of ibuprofen. Ibuprofen only comes in 200mg pills, so if you want to be really spot on, take the liquid stuff for kids.


That seems pretty high for acetaminophen and low (proportionally) for ibuprofen. Why would you prescribe that?


I wouldn't. I take naproxen. That's just whats in the drug if you don't want to wait for the FDA to approve a pill that combines the two.


500mg is the max for ace a doctor is recommended to proscribe (on it's own). 150 is well below the max for ibu. Also I think you may have mixed up the grandparent commentator that stated they were a doctor and the parent that may be a doctor but hasn't made that claim here.


Am doctor. Routinely prescribe 1000 mg of Acetaminophen.


Thanks for pointing out that I'm wrong. I googled more and realized the numbers I cited were completely wrong.


500mg is normal for a single extra-strength pill of acetaminophen


200mg is normal for ibuprofen, and prescriptions for 800mg versions are not unusual.

Meanwhile 500mg is, I believe, more than they combine with opiates and acetaminophen does lead to death via organ failure on the order of hundreds of people a year. I was curious why they weighted the acetaminophen proportionally so much higher than the ibuprofen.




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