Top OTC Drugs for Pain Management

At some point, we have all experienced body pain of a sort and needed fast effective relief to get on with our lives. This article highlights some of the best over-the-counter (OTC) medications for specific body pain symptoms. Check it out.

1. Women's Tylenol Menstrual Relief. What woman doesn't dislike the pain that accompanies her monthly cycle? Tylenol Menstrual Relief mot only relieves the cramp and backache, but also bloating, swelling, and water weight gain. You can pack away those "fat pants" you keep for your period and replace them with Tylenol Menstrual Relief. This pain busting formula is available in easy-to-swallow caplets that should be taken every four to six hours.

2. Tylenol 8 Hour Extended Relief. For those stubborn muscle aches, try the Tylenol 8 Hour formula. It provides pain relief for sore aching muscles throughout your work day. This formula is also designed for backache, toothache, and headache. Tylenol 8 Hour Extended Relief formula comes in geltabs and caplets.

3. Tylenol Arthritis Pain. Experiencing pain or stiffness in the joints? It could be arthritis. In that case, reach for Tylenol Arthritis Pain formula. It relieves the pain due to arthritis in an eight hour extended release caplet or geltab that targets the site of pain for arthritis sufferers. The extended release allows you to continue those activities you enjoy for longer. Because Tylenol does not contain aspirin, stomach irritation is not a problem for the chronic arthritis sufferer.

4. Motrin IB. Motrin IB provides full body pain relief in a low dose pill. For those who worry about taking too much medication, Motrin IB provides pain relief in a single 200mg caplet or tablet taken every four to six hours. Motrin provides all of your pain needs in one effective formula.

5. Children's Motrin and Motrin Junior Strength. Children can experience all types of pain just like adults. Motrin provides pain relief formulas for children aged two to eleven in liquid and flavored chewable tablets. For children, dosing depends on age and weight. Consult the instructions on the package for correct dosing information. When your child says they hurt, reach for Children's Motrin or Motrin Junior Strength.

6. Aleve. Aleve is better known as the "all day strong" pain reliever. Two caplets, tablets, or gelcaps contain 220mg of naproxen sodium for eight to twelve hours of pain relief. Those same two Aleve have the strength of four Advil or eight Extra Strength Tylenol tablets. Aleve is indicated for arthritis pain, backache, headache, menstrual cramps, and toothache. Aleve even comes in a bottle with an easy open arthritis cap designed to allow for easier opening by arthritis sufferers.

When you feel the discomfort of pain, choose the product that will provide the most effective relief. All of these products are available at the local drugstore and the big name chain drugstores.