IBUPROFEN
Strength400 mg
Formoral.solid
400 mg three times daily after meals PRN for scrotal aching discomfort while awaiting urological evaluation - short-term PRN
5-10 mg/kg/dose [child max 400 mg]
(Every 6-8 hours PRN after food; refer adolescent varicoceles for pediatric urology evaluation. Child over 3 months: 5 to 10 mg/kg 3 to 4 times daily, maximum 30 mg/kg daily. The suspension's own label caps pain-and-fever use lower still, at 20 mg/kg/day. Never exceed 400 mg in a single dose.)
| 3kg | 15-30 mg/dose |
|---|---|
| 4kg | 20-40 mg/dose |
| 5kg | 25-50 mg/dose |
| 6kg | 30-60 mg/dose |
| 7kg | 35-70 mg/dose |
| 8kg | 40-80 mg/dose |
| 9kg | 45-90 mg/dose |
| 10kg | 50-100 mg/dose |
| 11kg | 55-110 mg/dose |
| 12kg | 60-120 mg/dose |
| 13kg | 65-130 mg/dose |
| 14kg | 70-140 mg/dose |
| 15kg | 75-150 mg/dose |
| 16kg | 80-160 mg/dose |
| 17kg | 85-170 mg/dose |
| 18kg | 90-180 mg/dose |
| 19kg | 95-190 mg/dose |
| 20kg | 100-200 mg/dose |
| 21kg | 105-210 mg/dose |
| 22kg | 110-220 mg/dose |
| 23kg | 115-230 mg/dose |
| 24kg | 120-240 mg/dose |
| 25kg | 125-250 mg/dose |
| 26kg | 130-260 mg/dose |
| 27kg | 135-270 mg/dose |
| 28kg | 140-280 mg/dose |
| 29kg | 145-290 mg/dose |
| 30kg | 150-300 mg/dose |
| 31kg | 155-310 mg/dose |
| 32kg | 160-320 mg/dose |
| 33kg | 165-330 mg/dose |
| 34kg | 170-340 mg/dose |
| 35kg | 175-350 mg/dose |
| 36kg | 180-360 mg/dose |
| 37kg | 185-370 mg/dose |
| 38kg | 190-380 mg/dose |
| 39kg | 195-390 mg/dose |
| 40kg | 200-400 mg/dose |
| 41kg | 205-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 42kg | 210-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 43kg | 215-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 44kg | 220-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 45kg | 225-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 46kg | 230-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 47kg | 235-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 48kg | 240-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 49kg | 245-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
| 50kg | 250-400 mg/dose (upper capped) |
Ibuprofen 100 mg/5 ml SmPC section 4.2 (eMC product 4560) for the adult dose: "The recommended dose is 200 mg-400 mg (10-20 ml), up to three times a day as required... do not take more than 1200 mg (60 ml) in any 24 hour period". That label's paediatric section gives weight bands and a 20 mg/kg/day pain-and-fever ceiling but states no mg/kg per dose, so the paediatric 5 to 10 mg/kg per dose is from MSF Essential Drugs 2024 (ibuprofen oral monograph): "Child over 3 months: 5 to 10 mg/kg 3 to 4 times daily (max. 30 mg/kg daily)".
NSAID used for symptomatic relief of scrotal aching in varicocele while awaiting urological evaluation; it manages discomfort only and does not address the underlying venous pathology.
- Scrotal support and lifestyle modifications are core conservative measures.
- Urology referral is indicated for testicular volume loss or atrophy, infertility, or refractory pain.
- A sudden left varicocele in older men or ANY right-sided varicocele requires urgent abdominal ultrasound to exclude retroperitoneal tumor.
- The 400 mg per-dose ceiling comes from the reference literature, not from the suspension label - that label's largest paediatric single dose is 200 mg. Below about 40 kg the weight calculation binds first and the ceiling never comes into it.
| Egyptian brand | Manufacturer | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|
| DAJUANOFEN 400 MG 20 F.C. TABS. | COPAD PHARMA | 5.00 EGP (0.25/unit) |
| FLABU 400MG 10 F.C.TAB. | DELTA PHARMA | 3.75 EGP (0.38/unit) |
| NOVA-PROFEN 400MG 30 F.C. TABLETS | SANOFI | 12.75 EGP (0.42/unit) |
| IBUPROFEN 400 MG 10 TAB. | SEDICO | 6.00 EGP (0.60/unit) |
| MAFO 400 MG 30 F.C.TABS | EIPICO | 42.00 EGP (1.40/unit) |
| BRUFEN 400 MG 30 TABS. | KAHIRA > ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 78.00 EGP (2.60/unit) |
| PROFUSOL 400MG 20 S.G CAPS. | EUROPEAN EGYPTIAN PHARM. IND. | 31.00 EGP |
| ANALGIPROF 400 MG 25 SACHETS | EVA PHARMA | 37.50 EGP |
| NOVA-PROFEN 100MG/5ML ORAL SUSP. 100ML? strength differs? different route - not oral solid | SANOFI | 2.25 EGP |
| BRUFEMOL-N SUSP. 60 ML? strength differs? different route - not oral solid | ARAB DRUG COMPANY (ADCO) | 4.50 EGP |