Chino Valley, AZ
A 18-year-old female asked:
I've been taking ibuprofen every 3-4 hours for pain after wisdom teeth extraction. can i switch to aleve (naproxen) now i took the last dose about 4 hours ago?
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Dr. Laura Anissiananswered
Internal Medicine 23 years experience
No: Ibuprofen dose interval is every 6-8 hours. I would wait 8 hours if you can then change to Aleve. You can alternate with tylenol (acetaminophen) if no liver issues to get more pain relief.
Do not take Aleve and Advil - chose one or the other.
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Dr. Jeffrey Proudfootanswered
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No: minimum dosing interval (time between doses) is 6 hours for ibuprofen and 12 for aleve (naproxen). Also total max daily dose for ibuprofen is 2400 mg and 1000-1100mg for naprosyn(aleve (naproxen)) in otherwise healthy person without significant medical problems (heart/kidney disease)
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