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Rafen Ibuprofen 200mg 50 Tablets $2.39 (Save $4.30) + Delivery (Free for $99+ Orders) @ Pharmacy Direct

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Rafen Ibuprofen 200mg 50 Tablets $2.39 (Save $4.30) + Delivery (Free for $99+ Orders) @ Pharmacy Direct
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CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 11:33 pharmacydirect.com.au (258 clicks)
Last edited 13/01/2019 - 13:51 by 2 other users

I have needed to use a lot of Nurofen (Ibuprofen) over the last couple weeks and was looking to restock my supply and came across this non-branded alternative (or maybe I just have not seen it before) at a far cheaper price than the 'branded' products. 2.39/50 = 4.7c per tablet

Chemist Warehouse sell the same product for $2.99 and will price beat by 10% if you want to go through their conditions of getting it for about $2 per box. This would be ideal for those who don't live near Pharmacy Direct.

Nurofen in comparison for 96 tablets 200mg - $13.99 or 13.99/96 = 14.5c per tablet

Price at Pharmacy Direct for Nurofen 96 tablets 200mg - $16.99

Reviews look really positive for the non-branded product so will give it a try.

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  • Daabido on 13/01/2019 - 11:44

    Pro : Australian brand and cheap
    Cons : https://au.indeed.com/cmp/Alphapharm/reviews

    • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 11:47

      Interesting review. Is that for the company that make these tablets or the Chemist 'Pharmacy direct'?

      • Daabido on 13/01/2019 - 11:49

        I think you will be able to work it out. If not, you may not be AlphaPharm material.

  • clintwestwood on 13/01/2019 - 11:47
    +2

    That's a lot of COX inhibition

  • CyberMurning on 13/01/2019 - 11:47

    whats Ibuprofen for?

    • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 11:49

      Pain relief. I have been alternating between Ibuprofen and Paracetamol to help dull my pain.

      • Daabido on 13/01/2019 - 11:51
        +4

        Try both. I think it works better. But don't buy Nuromol. Make your own by taking one Ibuprofen 200mg and one paracetamol 500mg. Works just as good and you don't pay the absurd markup. I am not a Doctor; consult one etc.

        • CyberMurning on 13/01/2019 - 11:53

          is it just a painkiller or can cure? wont make us addicted to it, right?
          so similar like voltraren tablets?
          got some ITB and piriformis syndromes

          • Daabido on 13/01/2019 - 12:12
            +1

            @CyberMurning: They are painkillers. Consult your Doctor for more information.

          • Sammyboy on 13/01/2019 - 12:13
            +1

            @CyberMurning: Check that your footwear is appropriate. For exercise ASICS and New Balance are still the most ergonomic for your feet. You may need insoles with arch supports or properly made orthotics. Go find a physio that does dry needling on ITB and piriformis. Cupping may help too

            • jdr on 13/01/2019 - 12:46

              @Sammyboy: Cupping? How about spooning?

              • Sammyboy on 13/01/2019 - 15:55

                @jdr: If you find the right therapist lol

              • CyberMurning on 13/01/2019 - 18:53

                @jdr: Gee that treatment session will make legs more painful than before

          • braddsey on 13/01/2019 - 18:23

            @CyberMurning: Chemist Waterhouse also have a generic Voltarin (behind the counter), called Viclofen. About $10 for 30 x 25mg.

        • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 11:54

          Yeah when I say alternate I mean 2hrs apart (but still every 4hrs before taking the same dosage). I don't like to depend on the drugs but they do help! I'll look into your suggestion and ask my doc's opinion. Thanks!

          I was also given a script for Codeine to help with the pain but find I hallucinate big time on what was prescribed so don't take that anymore..

          • Daabido on 13/01/2019 - 12:10

            @CrocDundee: Maybe ask your Doc for an alternative to codeine while you're there. I landed up in the emergency room with gall bladder stones a few times about fifteen years ago. It was the most excruciating pain I have ever felt. Each time they gave me I think pethidine and it did nothing. They then switched to morphine which worked instantly. It's funny how the human body works.

            • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 12:16

              @Daabido: Yeah I was originally given Endone but kept vomiting it up (even though they were giving me anti-nausea tablets at the same time as well!) so after 5 days of continual vomit they changed me over to Codeine and that stopped the vomiting. I can manage well enough on the Panadol and Ibuprofen but doc says I'll have the symptoms for about 3-6 months.. :(

              I go back to hospital in 6 weeks to get a scan (I had a head injury which caused a slight brain bleed) to see if there is any improvement. At the moment I'm not allowed to drive until after the check up scan :(

        • bamzero on 13/01/2019 - 17:09

          Along with a shot of espresso, always seems to do wonders.

    • Sammyboy on 13/01/2019 - 12:00
      +6

      It's an anti-inflammatory. So will reduce inflammation/swelling/irritation in any structure. If there is pain from the inflammation, then the pain will be reduced as the inflammation goes down and in most cases go. However, if pain is not caused from inflammation, but from something else, then the ibuprofen will probably not work. Ibuprofen is not a direct pain killer like codeine, Panadol etc

      • CyberMurning on 13/01/2019 - 12:05

        ok looks good will try but from chemistwarehouse instead. otherwise delivery is killing this deal

      • Sammyboy on 13/01/2019 - 12:07
        +9

        Also please check with your doctor if you have high blood pressure and are on medication as this can raise it. Also make sure you have food in stomach as this (and all anti inflams) can damage the stomach lining and cause stomach ulcers if taken on an empty stomach. Sometimes I'll drink a glass of milk if don't feel like eating something.

    • Homr on 13/01/2019 - 12:14
      +1

      Hangovers

      • bob_wangkar on 13/01/2019 - 12:30

        You'll probably end up with ulcers/reflux issues if you continue doing this.

        • Daabido on 13/01/2019 - 12:42

          Kiwi powder pills from New Zealand cured my reflux issues. I never had an ulcer.
          https://au.xtend-life.com/blogs/supplement-ingredients/kiwif…

        • Homr on 13/01/2019 - 13:14

          ….how?

          • Daabido on 13/01/2019 - 13:18

            @Homr: Voodoo magic! I really don't know, but it worked for me and someone else in my family.

            • Homr on 13/01/2019 - 15:16

              @Daabido: I was actually asking bob_wangkar about the ulcers

          • bob_wangkar on 13/01/2019 - 22:25

            @Homr: It has to do with Cox-1 inhibition with ibuprofen in your stomach which decreases mucosal secretion that lines/protects your stomach. Alcohol would have already taken some of the lining away and once its not their, your stomach acid will cause/aggravate existing ulcers.

            But hey, don't listen to some guy off the internet even if I'm a health professional.

            • Homr on 13/01/2019 - 22:34

              @bob_wangkar: oh jeez, I've been taking ibuprofen for hangovers for years now……

              • bob_wangkar on 13/01/2019 - 23:30

                @Homr: My recommendation as well as therapeutic guidelines is Vitamin B1 … whether its this pill called Betamin or other multivitamins (such as Berocca). It is also the reason why people drink absurd amounts of Berocca after a night out. Its because of Vitamin B1, allowing quicker recovery from a 'hangover'.

                I also know if you end up in a hospital due to intoxication, you end up with a IV drip for B1.

        • Homr on 13/01/2019 - 15:15

          DBL post

      • damion on 13/01/2019 - 20:14

        No. Ibuprofen, nor asprin should not be used for hangovers, as they tax the liver.
        Use paracetemol.

        • bob_wangkar on 13/01/2019 - 22:21
          +1

          Er, no. Paracetamol taxes the liver. In combination with alcohol they create oxidative species which are bad for the liver. Ibuprofen and aspirin taxes the kidneys.

          • damion on 14/01/2019 - 06:45

            @bob_wangkar: Ahh crap. You're right!
            I've remembered it wrong! Probably from too much alcohol.

  • coxymla on 13/01/2019 - 12:16
    +2

    You can buy Kirkland (Costco) bulk ibuprofen from eBay for cheap direct from USA.

    I paid US$12 for 500.

    • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 12:17

      That is cheap! What's the mg content? or do you have a link?

      • coxymla on 13/01/2019 - 12:19
        +1

        standard 200mg. Just search eBay.

        • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 12:22
          +3

          Nice - yeah I worry when buying products like these over eBay or non-genuine pharmacy websites if they are accurate. I mean what quality control do they have or provide? You'd hope it would be safe coming from the USA but I have my doubts, unfortunately.

          • outlander on 13/01/2019 - 13:15
            +1

            @CrocDundee: Its wise to have doubts. Counterfeit medication is a big business in places like India and China, and its hard for an individual to test to see if your getting the real deal or just a calcium carbonate tablet.

            • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 13:18
              +2

              @outlander: Exactly my thoughts too! I just couldn't bring myself to ever buy from non-genuine places…

  • jdr on 13/01/2019 - 12:48
    +1

    This would be ideal for those who don't live near Pharmcy Direct.

    I think is almost everyone. As far as I can see, the only store is at Silverwater.

    • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 13:05
      +1

      lol - hence i gave an alternative with chemist warehouse price beat :)

  • [Deactivated] on 13/01/2019 - 13:18

    hey guys this works well when you have heyfever. Its temporary relief tho

  • boccos on 13/01/2019 - 13:18

    Rafen have been available for at least 10-20 years. Just as good as any other.

  • OldBugger on 13/01/2019 - 15:53

    I know this post is for ibuprofen but it's interesting that we still don't fully understand how paracetamol works to reduce pain and fever.

    Headaches are another issue that is not fully understood. I often wonder why a common headache usually disappears to never return (thankfully) after taking one dose of pain relief. You would think it would come back after the medication effects had worn off.

    I asked these questions to Dr Karl once and stumped everyone.

    Well anyway, who else has some useless comments to add on this fine day?

    • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 16:15

      Hahaha - interesting observation. I guess head injuries are quite hard for doctors to fully diagnose and understand the effects and therefore, prescribe accurate or even correct pain relief. In my case, I have constant headaches and is only dulled with pain relief (paracetamol and ibuprofen). If I don't keep up with the pain relief (every 4hrs) then the headaches become unbearable. This has been ongoing now for just over 3 weeks.

      • Punkboy on 13/01/2019 - 20:28

        I thought long term ibuprofen use was bad for the stomach. What has your doctor said about that?

        As others have pointed out, take them with food. My wife got an ulcer using ibuprofen and it's a big risk.

        • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 20:29

          They said I can take it as per normal. I always have it with food though.

          • Punkboy on 13/01/2019 - 20:31

            @CrocDundee: Can you take it for weeks on end? How long do they expect you to take it?

            • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 20:35

              @Punkboy: Ummm - good question.. No idea.. lol. I go back in 4-5 weeks time to have a re-scan of my head which is when they said they check on how things are traveling. They were giving me HEAPS of drugs in the hospital, i.e. 3 Endone every 3hrs!!?? That stopped after 5 days and they switched it to codeine but not as heavy. Just 2 every 4hrs.

      • Sammyboy on 13/01/2019 - 22:30

        So you had a head injury? Have you had brain scans? Measurement of intra cranial pressure?

        • CrocDundee on 13/01/2019 - 22:43

          Yes - CT scan and was monitored in hospital for a couple weeks. Scans showed a brain bleed but only about 3mm deep so they didn't operate.

          • Sammyboy on 14/01/2019 - 09:51

            @CrocDundee: Damn, hope you make a speedy recovery. If symptoms don't improve over the next few weeks get the doctor to refer you to a specialist (if the hospital hasn't put you under the care of one already) and get an MRI, as this shows more detail than a CT. And if its Work Cover or TAC, definitely push for these things, as will all be covered. If it's on the public system, you have to push a little harder :)

            • CrocDundee on 14/01/2019 - 10:53

              @Sammyboy: Thanks! Doctors tell me the symptoms could hang around for 3-6mths. Unfortunately the incident was due to a freak of nature accident. I was at a park when a strong wind storm blew down a tree that smashed onto a wooden gazebo shelter that I was standing under. The wooden beam and tree branches crashed on top of me. I have no memory of the incident but needless to say, it could have been a lot worse!

  • Invisible-Wallflower on 14/01/2019 - 14:23

    I've been buying it from Chemist Warehouse for years. Works great for me as normal paracetamol does nothing.

    • CyberMurning on 14/01/2019 - 14:42

      good. hopefully can help. lately couldnt sleep because of pain around knee cap and IT bands muscle on the side of the right legs

  • CrocDundee on 17/01/2019 - 20:59

    Just letting people know I ordered a bunch of stuff from Chemist Warehouse and included this branded Ibuprofen in the order. Emailed them with the link of the cheaper price and received confirmation of a credit of 10% off their competitors price. Saved me 66c :D

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