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| Name | Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate 256mg tablets |
| BNF code | 1001010APAAAAAA |
| Virtual Therapeutic Moiety | Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate |
| Basis of preferred name | INNM - International Non-proprietary Name (Modified) |
| Date of name applicability | 1 Apr 2023 |
| Previous name | Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate 200mg tablets |
| Basis of previous name | INNM - International Non-proprietary Name (Modified) |
| Reason for name change | Other |
| Prescribing status | Valid as a prescribable product |
| Sugar free | ✗ |
| Gluten free | ✗ |
| Preservative free | ✗ |
| CFC free | ✗ |
| Non-availability | Actual Products Available |
| Non-availability status date | 16 Jun 2011 |
| Dose form | Discrete |
| Unit dose form size | 1.000 |
| Unit dose form units | tablet |
| Unit dose unit of measure | tablet |
| Virtual Product Ingredient | |
|---|---|
| Ingredient | Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate |
| Basis of pharmaceutical strength | Based on Ingredient Substance |
| Strength value numerator | 256.000 |
| Strength value numerator unit | mg |
| Ontology Drug Form & Route | |
| Form & Route | tablet.oral |
| Dose Form | |
| Formulation | Oral tablet |
| Drug Route | |
| Route | Oral |
| Controlled Drug Prescribing Information | |
| Controlled Drug category | No Controlled Drug Status |
| Actual Medicinal Products | |
| Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate 256mg tablets (Strides Pharma UK Ltd) | |
| Nurofen Express 256mg caplets (Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd) | |
| Nurofen Express 256mg tablets (Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd) | |
| Nurofen Pain Relief 256mg caplets (Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd) | |
| Nurofen Pain Relief 256mg tablets (Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Ltd) | |
| Virtual Medicinal Product Packs | |
| Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate 256mg tablets 12 tablet | |
| Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate 256mg tablets 16 tablet | |
dm+d data retrieved from TRUD: release NHSBSA_5.0.0_20250505000001, imported on 5th May 2025 at 04:58:39.