I’ve you’ve been keeping track (and I know you haven’t) this is the 52nd straight week I’ve posted a “Medical Music Mondays” – this was always the plan of course. As AI matures – and I keep writing fun educational songs I’ll post more – just not on a weekly basis. I’ll end this run with a rap battle – two tracks – who is superior, Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen?
N-SAID “Aceta-Dope”
Is Ibuprofen better than Acetaminophen? Many parents would say so. Not only will it treat aches and pains better, but it also gives you about 20 minutes longer of fever control. Plus it won’t hurt your liver as easily. Ibuprofen for the win.
Lyrics
To say I ain’t anti-inflammatory is quite defamatory
I’m best for pain and your fever and there’s more to the story
I do hepatic metabolism without boxing the liver
Post fracture pain evidence based care I deliver
I can treat all your ailments, the list is complete
headaches, menstrual cramps, arthritis from your arms to your feet
toothaches and back pain, all strains and sprains
I’m better than you at treating your pain
And frankly my impact on bleeding is overrated
I might irritate your stomach but not with appetites sated
And yeah, I treat fever, you think you got an advantage
Common colds, flu, and infection symptoms I’ll manage
Fever control? twenty minutes longer I achieve
Add that on top of all the pain I relieve!
VERSUS
APAP “IBU-FAUX-FEN”
Many will choose Acetaminophen over Ibuprofen? Why? There’s flexible dosing. It won’t affect bleeding (at least according to surgeons). It’s got flexible every 4 to 6 hour dosing. And it’s approved for babies under 6-months-old. Take that Ibuprofen!
Lyrics
I’m more than quite adequate as an acute pain reliever
A versatile treatment why aren’t you a believer?
First recommended by doctors for treating fever in babies
Approved under six months? There ain’t no maybes
My dosing is flexible, every four to six hours
I’m gentle on stomachs, even the most sour
There’s something spectacular about the way that I work
To suggest I’m inferior just means you’re a jerk
Fabricate competition means you’ve got an inferiority complex
We coexist on the store shelves, brand awareness? It’s complex?
Both metabolized in the liver, it’s most certainly true
And surgeons they tremble at the bleeding risk that you’ll do
Let’s face it I’m better, or at least I’m the same?
To suggest you’re the victor is boastful and lame
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