Ibuprofen overdose

• Alternative names
• Definition
• Where Found
• Symptoms
• Home Treatment

• Before Calling Emergency
• Poison Control, or a local emergency number
• What to expect at the emergency room
• Expectations (prognosis)

Alternative names   

Definition    Return to top

Poisoning from an overdose of ibuprofen.

Where Found    Return to top

• Motrin
• Rufen
• Advil
• PediaProfen
• Nuprin

Symptoms    Return to top

• body as a whole
  • unsteadiness
• eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • ringing in the ears
  • blurred vision
• gastrointestinal
  • nausea and/or vomiting
  • diarrhea
  • stomach pain
  • possible loss of blood in stomach and intestinal areas
• nervous system
  • headache
  • agitation
  • incoherence (not understandable)
  • confusion
  • coma
  • drowsiness

Home Treatment    Return to top

There is no home treatment. Contact your Poison Control Center immediately if you know someone that overdosed on Ibuprofen.

Before Calling Emergency    Return to top

Determine the following information:

• the patient's age, weight, and condition
• the name of the product (ingredients and strengths if known)
• the time it was swallowed
• the amount swallowed
• if the medication was prescribed for the patient

Poison Control, or a local emergency number    Return to top

They will instruct you if it is necessary to take the person to the hospital. See Poison Control centers for telephone numbers and addresses. Take the container with you to the emergency room.

What to expect at the emergency room    Return to top

Some or all of the following procedures may be performed:

• Administer activated charcoal.
• Administer a laxative.
• Treat the symptoms.

Expectations (prognosis)    Return to top

Recovery is very likely if good supportive measures are given.