[selectodude]

Yes, you combine 500mg of acetaminophen and 150mg of ibuprofen. Ibuprofen only comes in 200mg pills, so if you want to be really spot on, take the liquid stuff for kids.

[StuffedParrot]

That seems pretty high for acetaminophen and low (proportionally) for ibuprofen. Why would you prescribe that?

[selectodude]

I wouldn't. I take naproxen. That's just whats in the drug if you don't want to wait for the FDA to approve a pill that combines the two.

[iudqnolq]

500mg is the max for ace a doctor is recommended to proscribe (on it's own). 150 is well below the max for ibu. Also I think you may have mixed up the grandparent commentator that stated they were a doctor and the parent that may be a doctor but hasn't made that claim here.

[GoodOldNe]

Am doctor. Routinely prescribe 1000 mg of Acetaminophen.

[iudqnolq]

Thanks for pointing out that I'm wrong. I googled more and realized the numbers I cited were completely wrong.

[connicpu]

500mg is normal for a single extra-strength pill of acetaminophen

[StuffedParrot]

200mg is normal for ibuprofen, and prescriptions for 800mg versions are not unusual.

Meanwhile 500mg is, I believe, more than they combine with opiates and acetaminophen does lead to death via organ failure on the order of hundreds of people a year. I was curious why they weighted the acetaminophen proportionally so much higher than the ibuprofen.