How to Take Ibuprofen With a Low Dose Aspirin Regimen

Taking a low daily-dose aspirin can be an effective way to help prevent heart disease. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, low-dose aspirin can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. If you are on a low-dose aspirin regimen for heart health reasons, you have to be careful when taking ibuprofen for pain relief. Cardiologists behind the study found that ibuprofen interferes with aspirin's effectiveness if the two medications are taken together or within a short period of time. The study suggests following simple guidelines if you feel you need to take ibuprofen.

Things You'll Need

• Low-dose aspirin or baby aspirin
• Ibuprofen

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Instructions

• 1

  Record the time you took your daily low-dose aspirin.

• 2

  Wait two hours for the aspirin to absorb into your bloodstream.

• 3

  Take your ibuprofen as recommended on the label.

• 4

  Wait at least four hours before taking any additional ibuprofen.

• 5

  Note the time of your last dose of ibuprofen. Leave at least eight hours between the ibuprofen and your next daily dose of aspirin.