There’s acetaminophen, or Tylenol. There’s ibuprofen, which is used in products including Advil and Motrin. There’s aspirin, which, like ibuprofen, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Advil, Tylenol, Aleve, and Aspirin. These over-the-counter drugs are essential to our daily body pains. But are we really using the right one for a headache?

Tylenol? Aspirin? Ibuprofen? Which do you choose? Here is a breakdown of the most common, 0ver-the-counter pain medications. Produced by Kevin Reilly. Original reporting by Erin Brodwin and Mike ...

ibuprofen and other related drugs. Acetaminophen was identified as a pain reliever in the 1890s, even before aspirin was discovered, but it did not enter widespread use until the 1950s.

Avoid other acetaminophen-containing products or pain relievers. Increased risk of GI bleed with anticoagulants, corticosteroids, other OTC or Rx NSAID-containing products (eg, aspirin, ibuprofen ...

“Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, like ibuprofen, and naproxen and Motrin, treat actual inflammation,” Brown ...