MOTRIN® is classified as an NSAID, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and contains ibuprofen1. Ibuprofen is used to relieve pain and reduce fever. Adult MOTRIN® IB products contain 200 milligrams of ibuprofen and are available as tablets or Liquid Gels (liquid-filled capsules)2.

Safe and effective when used as directed, these ibuprofen tablets work to temporarily reduce fever and relieve minor aches and pains due to the common cold, headache, muscular aches, minor pain of arthritis, toothache, backache, and menstrual cramps.

In Each 5 Ml Active Ingredients: *Ibuprofen (NSAID) (100 Mg), Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer. In Each 5 Ml Inactive Ingredients: Acesulfame Potassium, Anhydrous Citric Acid, D&C Yellow 10, FD&C Red 40, Flavors, Glycerin, Polysorbate 80, Pregelatinized Starch, Purified Water, Sodium Benzoate, Sucrose, Xanthan Gum.

Johnson & Johnson makes Children's Tylenol and Children's Motrin.

The MOTRIN® brand joined the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. Since 1974, MOTRIN® had given adults and children relief from aches and pains while reducing fevers.

Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that treats mild to moderate pain and inflammation. It can also reduce a fever. It helps treat conditions like arthritis. Common brand names include Advil®, Midol® and Motrin®.

Ibuprofen is often known by its given name, but you may also know it as Advil or Motrin. It is classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Other members of this drug class include aspirin and naproxen (Aleve).

“Advil” is a brand name for the drug, “ibuprofen“. It also the same drug as “Motrin“. All of these are the same medication, just different names. Advil is an ANTI-INFLAMMATORY.

Children's Motrin Generic Name & Formulations

• Legal Class. OTC.
• General Description. Ibuprofen 100mg/5mL; susp; berry, grape, or bubble-gum flavor; original or dye-free; alcohol-free.
• Pharmacological Class. NSAID (propionic acid deriv.).
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Taking ibuprofen can help children feel better when they have colds or minor injuries. As with all drugs, it is important to give children the correct dose. Ibuprofen is safe when taken as directed. But taking too much of this medicine can be harmful.

Ibuprofen was discovered in 1961 by Stewart Adams and John Nicholson while working at Boots UK Limited and initially marketed as Brufen. It is available under a number of brand names, including Nurofen, Advil, and Motrin. Ibuprofen was first marketed in 1969 in the United Kingdom and in 1974 in the United States.

Stewart Adams and his associate John Nicholson invented a pharmaceutical drug known as 2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid. It was later renamed ibuprofen and is now one of the world's most popular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) under the brand names of Brufen, Advil, Motrin, Nurofen and others.

Pain Relief You Need From the Ibuprofen Brand You Deserve

• MOTRIN® Dual Action with TYLENOL®
• Arthritis Pain Relief Topical Gel with 1% Diclofenac Sodium.
• MOTRIN® IB Migraine Relief Liquid Gel Caps, Ibuprofen 200mg.
• Children's MOTRIN® Ibuprofen Chewable Tablets, Pain Relief Medicine & Fever Reducer for Kids, 100mg.