Reacciones adversas más frecuentes del ibuprofeno y su uso racional a través de la información de medicamentos

Abstract

Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is consumed to relieve pain, fever and inflammation, and is also available over the counter. However, adverse reactions occur in some patients, information that should be generally known for its proper use. The present investigation poses as a central problem: ¿What are the most frequent adverse reactions of ibuprofen and its rational use through medication information? Therefore, the general objective is to determine the most frequent adverse reactions of ibuprofen, through the review of scientific articles, for the promotion of its rational use through drug information. The methodology used was descriptive, through the bibliography technique, accessing databases such as Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet, Latindex, to collect information from scientific articles by different authors, to resolve the question posed in the clinical case. As a result, it was obtained that ibuprofen causes a series of adverse reactions in children, pregnant women, people with allergies and liver problems, presenting respiratory problems, cerebrovascular problems, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, risks to the fetus, heart failure, myocardial infarction, gastrointestinal bleeding, glottis edema, erythema, gastric ulcers and urticaria; Therefore, an information sheet was finally prepared to promote the rational and correct use of this medication.