Nurofen
E939212
Nurofen is a widely used over-the-counter pain relief medication brand, best known for its ibuprofen-based products for treating headaches, muscle pain, and other common aches.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nurofen canonical | 2 |
| Nurofen Cold and Flu | 1 |
| Nurofen Express | 1 |
| Nurofen Joint and Back Pain | 1 |
| Nurofen Long Lasting | 1 |
| Nurofen Migraine | 1 |
| Nurofen Plus | 1 |
| Nurofen Tension Headache | 1 |
| Nurofen for Children | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11650833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nurofen Context triple: [Reckitt Benckiser, hasBrand, Nurofen]
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A.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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B.
FENOCIN
FENOCIN is a major Ecuadorian federation that represents and advocates for the rights and interests of Indigenous, peasant, and Afro-descendant communities.
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C.
Motrin
Motrin is a widely used over-the-counter ibuprofen pain reliever and fever reducer medication.
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D.
Actopan
Actopan is a municipality and town in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo, known for its colonial architecture, agricultural production, and regional cuisine.
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E.
Celebrex
Celebrex is a prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to relieve pain and inflammation in conditions such as arthritis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nurofen Target entity description: Nurofen is a widely used over-the-counter pain relief medication brand, best known for its ibuprofen-based products for treating headaches, muscle pain, and other common aches.
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A.
Tylenol
Tylenol is a widely used over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer whose active ingredient is acetaminophen (paracetamol).
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B.
FENOCIN
FENOCIN is a major Ecuadorian federation that represents and advocates for the rights and interests of Indigenous, peasant, and Afro-descendant communities.
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C.
Motrin
Motrin is a widely used over-the-counter ibuprofen pain reliever and fever reducer medication.
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D.
Actopan
Actopan is a municipality and town in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo, known for its colonial architecture, agricultural production, and regional cuisine.
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E.
Celebrex
Celebrex is a prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to relieve pain and inflammation in conditions such as arthritis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
analgesic brand
ⓘ
over-the-counter medication brand ⓘ pharmaceutical brand ⓘ |
| activeIngredient | ibuprofen ⓘ |
| availableAs | over-the-counter medicine ⓘ |
| belongsToATCClass | M01AE01 ⓘ |
| commonSideEffect |
indigestion
ⓘ
nausea ⓘ stomach pain ⓘ |
| contains | ibuprofen lysine (in some formulations) ⓘ |
| contraindication |
active peptic ulcer
ⓘ
history of NSAID-induced asthma ⓘ severe heart failure ⓘ third trimester of pregnancy ⓘ |
| hasDrugClass |
NSAID
ⓘ
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ⓘ |
| hasDurationOfAction | 4 to 8 hours (standard oral forms) ⓘ |
| hasFormulation |
caplet
ⓘ
capsule ⓘ effervescent tablet ⓘ gel ⓘ liquid capsule ⓘ oral suspension ⓘ tablet ⓘ topical gel ⓘ |
| hasOnsetOfAction | about 30 minutes (oral forms) ⓘ |
| hasPharmacologicalEffect |
analgesic
ⓘ
anti-inflammatory ⓘ antipyretic ⓘ |
| hasRouteOfAdministration |
oral
ⓘ
topical ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Nurofen Cold and Flu
ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
Nurofen Express ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
Nurofen Joint and Back Pain ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
Nurofen Long Lasting ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
Nurofen Migraine ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
Nurofen Plus ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
Nurofen Tension Headache ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
Nurofen for Children ⓘ
linked to:
Nurofen
|
| marketedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Italy ⓘ Middle East ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Russia ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ various European countries ⓘ |
| maximumDailyDoseMg | 1200 (over-the-counter use) ⓘ |
| treats |
back pain
ⓘ
cold and flu symptoms ⓘ fever ⓘ headache ⓘ migraine ⓘ muscle pain ⓘ period pain ⓘ toothache ⓘ |
| typicalAdultDoseMg |
200
ⓘ
400 ⓘ |
| warning |
may increase risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
ⓘ
should be used with caution in patients with heart disease ⓘ should be used with caution in patients with kidney problems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Nurofen Description of subject: Nurofen is a widely used over-the-counter pain relief medication brand, best known for its ibuprofen-based products for treating headaches, muscle pain, and other common aches.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nurofen
linked to: Nurofen
linked to: Nurofen
linked to: Nurofen
linked to: Nurofen
linked to: Nurofen
linked to: Nurofen
linked to: Nurofen