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I'm a UK citizen. We don't have those brand here.

You're right, Nurofen contains ibuprofen in it's main product range, not paracetamol.

The point is a generic drug was branded to solve specific ailments, when it acts in exactly the same way in all cases.



With the exciting side effect that some people don’t realise they’re taking ibuprofen so they take ibuprofen + Neurofen Back Pain Relief, and end up overdosing.




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