Pain not only delays the onset of sleep, it can cause frequent or early morning awakenings and prevent you from getting the deep, restful sleep you need. That’s why, even if you do get some shut-eye, you may not feel rested.
Each Advil®PM caplet contains 200 mg of ibuprofen and 38 mg of diphenhydramine citrate, a gentle sleep aid. The ibuprofen relieves pain over several hours; while the diphenhydramine helps you get a full night’s sleep. The combination of these ingredients not only reduces your pain, it shortens the time it takes to fall asleep and increases the duration of your sleep. The result: a better night's sleep.
If pain is keeping you from falling asleep, a product that combines a pain reliever with a sleep aid (like Advil®PM) can help ease your pain and increase the duration of your sleep.
Advil®PM is the first and only nighttime pain reliever with ibuprofen. Whether you have occasional muscle aches, a backache, minor arthritis pain or other aches and pains, the ibuprofen in Advil®PM can relieve your pain over several hours. Plus, the gentle sleep aid works together with the ibuprofen to help you get a full night’s sleep.
The two active ingredients of Advil®PM, ibuprofen and diphenhydramine, have a long history of safe and effective use when used as directed. The two ingredients have been used in the United States for a combined total of more than 70 years —22 years for ibuprofen and over 50 years for diphenhydramine. Literally billions of doses of these two medications have been taken by millions of consumers. In fact, studies have proven that Advil® (ibuprofen) is among the safest and most effective of all over-the-counter pain relievers when taken as directed.
The recommended dose of Advil®PM is two caplets at bedtime, for adults and children 12 years and older. The two caplet dose contains a combined total of 400 mg of ibuprofen and 76 mg of diphenhydramine citrate. You should not take more than 2 caplets in 24 hours, and do not take longer than 10 days, unless directed by a doctor.
Advil®PM is available in package sizes of 80, 40, and 20 caplets. Plus, there’s a convenient travel size of 4 caplets.
You should ask a doctor or pharmacist
before use if you are:
- Taking sedatives or tranquilizers or any other sleep-aid
- Taking any other drug containing an NSAID (prescription or nonprescription)
- Under a doctor’s care for any continuing medical illness
- Taking any other antihistamines
- Taking a blood thinning (anticoagulant) or steroid drug
- Taking aspirin for heart attack or stroke
- Taking any other drug
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