Advil Dual Action Back Pain
Advil Dual Action Back Pain provides targeted relief with 2 analgesics
Advil Dual Action Back Pain is an FDA-approved combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen that provides 8 hours of back pain relief.
To reduce non-low back pain from musculoskeletal injuries, the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recommend oral NSAIDs or acetaminophen.1 For patients with chronic low back pain who have had an inadequate response to non-drug therapy, the ACP also recommends NSAIDs as first-line therapy.2
Treat back pain with the dual power of Advil Dual Action Back Pain
Advil Dual Action Back Pain is an advanced combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen approved by the FDA.
It contains 2 medicines in 1 pill, for strong back pain relief:
- Advil* targets pain at the site of inflammation
- Acetaminophen blocks pain signals in the central nervous system and raises the pain threshold
*Refers to ibuprofen.
Watch how the 2 distinct mechanisms of action (MOA) work together to fight pain.
Recommend Advil Dual Action Back Pain and get patients back to their everyday lives.
Advil Dual Action Back Pain
An FDA-approved combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen that provides 8 hours of back pain relief.
Why recommend this effective pain-fighting combination?
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Dosing
Advil Dual Action Back Pain offers 8 hours of effective relief, with a lower maximum daily dose of each medicine.
Recommend Advil Dual Action Back Pain, a fixed-dose, pain-fighting combination.
†Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
‡With Advil Dual Action Back Pain, the maximum daily allowance of ibuprofen is 750 mg vs 1200 mg, which is the maximum daily allowance for ibuprofen alone. When you take Advil Dual Action Back Pain, you’re taking 37.5% less ibuprofen.
§With Advil Dual Action Back Pain, the maximum daily allowance of acetaminophen is 1500 mg vs 4000 mg, which is the maximum daily allowance for acetaminophen alone. When you take Advil Dual Action Back Pain, you’re taking 62.5% less acetaminophen.
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Safety
Advil Dual Action Back Pain offers 8 hours of effective relief, with a lower maximum daily dose of each medicine.
Ingredients you know and trust
Advil Dual Action Back Pain combines 2 of the most widely used analgesics in the world, both with established efficacy and safety profiles.10-12
- It has a favorable safety profile that is consistent with the known profiles of each active ingredient6
- In efficacy and safety trials, all adverse events (AEs) were generally mild or moderate, and there were no serious AEs or deaths recorded6
- In fact, the most commonly reported AEs occurred most frequently in the placebo group. No new safety concerns were identified with Advil Dual Action Back Pain compared to each ingredient alone
Considerations
- This product contains acetaminophen; patients should not take it with other medicines that also contain acetaminophen. Acetaminophen is contained in many medicines to treat pain, fever, or symptoms of cold and flu, and in some sleep medicines
- Patients with liver or kidney disease should talk to their doctor before taking acetaminophen
- Patients should not take more than the recommended dose, as this may be harmful, including serious liver harm
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