ibuprofen / ketoprofen

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Message 61678 · 6 Aug 2011 01:03:25 · Fixed-width font · Whole thread

Unfortunately ketoprofen, which is very effective, is only OTC
(non-prescription) in Europe in Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands
and Portugal. Also more effective is Diclofenac which is OTC in Germany,
Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden, but in both cases you have to take
at least twice the recommended non-prescription dose. And naproxen, more
effective than ibuprofen in equivalent doses, which is OTC in all EU
countries except Denmark and Finland. There is no scientific reason for
the differences in availability. It just depends on local prejudices.

Jerry
London & Paris

On 05/08/2011 23:44, "Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx" <Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx>
wrote:

>Ibuprofen is also over-the-counter in the U.S. (generally 200 mg.) and
>available in multiple brands, but only by Rx for higher dosages, e.g. 600
>and
>800 mg.
>
>I personally prefer ketoprofen; it's stronger, so that the OTC was only
>12.5 mg. but apparently no longer available...and I also think that it's
>more
>effective. What I always have on hand is 75 mg. (by Rx only) capsules.
>Apparently it is available in the U.K. as "Ketoflam" and "Oruvail."
>
>Robb Quint
>Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
>
>
>In a message dated 8/5/2011 2:44:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx writes:
>