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Ibuprofen overdose

Alternative Names: Advil; Motrin; Nuprin; Pedia-Profen; Rufen Home Treatment: There is no home treatment. Contact your Poison Control Center immediately if you know someone that overdosed on Ibuprofen. Before Calling Emergency: Text Continues Below 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: 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: Some or all of the following procedures may be performed: Administer activated charcoal. Administer a laxative. Treat the symptoms. Expectations (prognosis): Recovery is very likely if good supportive measures are given.

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