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Ibuprofen
Essential medicine status
Section:
22. Medicines for reproductive health and perinatal care 22.6. Medicines administered to the neonate [c]
ATC codes: C01EB16
EMLc
Indication
Patent arterial duct ICD11 code: LA8C.4
INN
Ibuprofen
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Complementary (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 5 mg per mL (EMLc)
EML status history
First added in 2009 (TRS 958)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Newborn (< 1 month)
Therapeutic alternatives
indometacin (ATC codes: C01EB03)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Ibuprofen
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Ibuprofen
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended indomethacin be specified as a therapeutic alternative under the square box listing for ibuprofen on the EMLc for this indication.