Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nsaid). It works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Ibuprofen is used to reduce fever and treat pain or inflammation caused by many conditions such as headache, toothache, back pain, arthritis, menstrual cramps, or minor injury.
The most common is through a peripheral line, saline or heparin lock. There are many reasons for using the intravenous method of drug administration, such as the saline lock or heparin lock. Each is the fastest way to deliver the drug and makes the drug available to the body instantly. Both controlling and maintaining drug levels is considerably easier with intravenous administration.
GENERIC NAME: heparin sodium. BRAND NAME: Hemochron, Hep-Lock, Hep-Lock U/P, Heparin in 5% Dextrose, Heparin Lock Flush, HepFlush-10. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Heparin is a widely used injectable anticoagulant (stops the formation of blood clots). The blood coagulation system is composed of various steps and heparin acts at multiple sites in this process. Heparin prevents blood clots by blocking the action of two of the 12 clot-promoting proteins in blood (factors X and II) whose action is necessary for blood to clot. The FDA approved heparin in 1939.