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A member asked:
What is the difference between ibuprofen (200mg) and neprelan (500mg) other than dosage and one is a prescription and the other is otc.
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Very different: That dose of Ibuprofen is too low to provide any anti-inflammatory benefits. It just provides mild pain relief. The Naprelan (naproxen) dose is an anti-inflammatory dose. You have to take at least 1, 500 mg of Ibuprofen daily to receive any anti-inflammatory benefits from it.
Answered 6/30/2014
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