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50 mg of diclofenac is equivalent to how many mg of ibuprofen?

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?: Diclofenac does not have a clear conversion to Ibuprofen as its selectivity for specific cyclooxygenase (cox) is different than ibuprofen.

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Answered 11/9/2018

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