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Children and infants can usually take ibuprofen every six to eight hours but should not have more than four doses in 24 hours unless directed by a doctor. If you are unsure about how much ibuprofen to give a child, consult a doctor who will determine the dosage based on the childâs weight.
If you are taking another NSAID like aspirin or naproxen you should wait at least six hours from your most recent dose of ibuprofen. If whatever pain you're experiencing wasn't adequately controlled by the ibuprofen you took earlier, you could take 500 mg acetaminophen along with 800 mg ibuprofen every eight hours.