What is ibuprofen called in Canada?

The brand names in Canada are in the table above, as published by the official registry. The molecule's name is the one that is understood everywhere; it can be spelled differently — this sheet's subtitle shows it.

Can I swap my product for one in the table?

The table lists presentations at the same strength and route. Choosing a replacement is for the pharmacist or doctor who knows your situation.

Where does this data come from?

From each country's public registry, at the date shown in Sources. Kayu computes the matches; no authority publishes or endorses them.

Ibuprofen (Advil, Nurofen, Spedifen): equivalents between France and Canada

ibuprofen

FR · data as of October 7, 2026
CA · date not published
91 products FR
47 products CA

The public registries list 91 products in France whose only active ingredient is ibuprofen, and 47 products in Canada. 3 presentations are published on both sides at the same strength and route; 1 group is published at different strengths.

Direct matches

Same molecule, same strength, same route of administration. This is not therapeutic equivalence: the pharmacist decides.

Match computed by Kayu from the official records.
Presentation	Names in France	Names in Canada
100 MGorale	ADVILMED 100 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS68033779official record ANTARENE 100 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS66303681official record from €1.65	CHILDREN'S ADVILDIN02232297official record CHILDREN'S ADVIL FEVER FROM COLDS OR FLUDIN02328437official record CHILDREN'S IBUPROFEN SUSPENSIONDIN02280175official record CHILDREN'S MOTRINDIN02242365official record IBUPROFEN ORAL SUSPENSION, 100 MG / 5 MLDIN02550954official record JAMP IBUPROFEN SUSPENSIONDIN02553724official record Show the 2 others JUNIOR STRENGTH ADVILDIN02246403official record JUNIOR STRENGTH ADVIL FEVER FROM COLDS OR FLUDIN02328429official record
200 MGorale	ADVIL 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS68634000official record ADVILCAPS 200 mg, capsule molleCIS67848097official record NUROFEN 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS60305960official record NUROFEN 200 mg, comprimé orodispersibleCIS63005402official record NUROFENTABS 200 mg, comprimé orodispersibleCIS60830246official record SPEDIFEN 200 mg, compriméCIS60282846official record ANTARENE 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS69291896official record IBUPROFENE ALMUS 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS61478851official record IBUPROFENE ARROW 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS61249824official record IBUPROFENE ARROW LAB 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS65437229official record IBUPROFENE BIOGARAN 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS68337369official record IBUPROFENE BIOGARAN CONSEIL 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS61788736official record Show the 15 others IBUPROFENE BIOGARAN CONSEIL 200 mg, suspension buvable en sachet édulcorée au maltitol liquideCIS62840805official record IBUPROFENE CRISTERS 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS66605797official record IBUPROFENE EG 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS67913552official record IBUPROFENE SANDOZ 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS61834404official record IBUPROFENE SANDOZ CONSEIL 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS60961886official record IBUPROFENE TEVA 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS64948936official record IBUPROFENE TEVA CONSEIL 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS63605055official record IBUPROFENE VIATRIS 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS68527443official record IBUPROFENE ZENTIVA 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS67095030official record IBUPROFENE ZENTIVA CONSEIL 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS69932537official record IBUPROFENE ZENTIVA K.S 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS66080004official record IBUPROFENE ZYDUS 200 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS65124280official record IBUPROFENE ZYDUS FRANCE 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS67589926official record SPIFEN 200 mg, compriméCIS68390553official record UPFEN 200 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS65558693official record from €1.34	ADVIL CAPLETSDIN01933531official record ADVIL LIQUI-GELSDIN02241769official record ADVIL MINI-GELSDIN02485400official record ADVIL TABLETSDIN01933558official record MOTRIN 200MGDIN02186934official record MOTRIN LIQUID GELS 200MGDIN02297582official record APO-IBUPROFENDIN00441643official record IBUPROFENDIN02439689official record IBUPROFEN 200 MGDIN02257912official record IBUPROFEN CAPLETSDIN02314762official record IBUPROFEN CAPLETSDIN02368080official record IBUPROFEN CAPLETS 200 MGDIN02272857official record Show the 6 others IBUPROFEN LIQUID CAPSULESDIN02357275official record IBUPROFEN LIQUID GEL CAPSULESDIN02376598official record IBUPROFEN LIQUID GELSDIN02494353official record IBUPROFEN MINI LIQUID CAPSULESDIN02545691official record IBUPROFEN TABLETSDIN02314754official record IBUPROFEN TABLETS 200 MGDIN02272849official record
400 MGorale	ADVIL 400 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS63646874official record ADVILCAPS 400 mg, capsule molleCIS61959735official record ADVILMED 400 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS63040606official record NUROFEN 400 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS64911902official record NUROFEN 400 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS65477024official record NUROFENCAPS 400 mg, capsule molleCIS61471853official record SPEDIFEN 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS60292573official record SPEDIFEN 400 mg, granulés pour solution buvable en sachet-doseCIS60776617official record ANTARENE 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS64684319official record BRUFEN 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS65573720official record IBUPRADOLL 400 mg, capsule molleCIS63485232official record IBUPRADOLL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS64937683official record IBUPROFENE ALMUS 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS62611169official record IBUPROFENE ARROW 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS67539962official record Show the 31 others IBUPROFENE ARROW CONSEIL 400 mg, capsule molleCIS63528064official record IBUPROFENE ARROW CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS61213066official record IBUPROFENE ARROW CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS61848560official record IBUPROFENE ARROW CONSEIL 400 mg, suspension buvable en sachetCIS60282586official record IBUPROFENE BIOGARAN 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS61000075official record IBUPROFENE BIOGARAN CONSEIL 400 mg, capsule molleCIS61032190official record IBUPROFENE BIOGARAN CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS60073914official record IBUPROFENE BIOGARAN CONSEIL 400 mg, suspension buvable en sachet édulcorée au maltitol liquideCIS60610595official record IBUPROFENE CRISTERS 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS61893438official record IBUPROFENE EG 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS60550988official record IBUPROFENE EG LABO CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS67120341official record IBUPROFENE EVOLUGEN 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS68774041official record IBUPROFENE EVOLUGEN PHARMA 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS62787968official record IBUPROFENE PRODILAB 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS66994658official record IBUPROFENE SANDOZ 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS64573315official record IBUPROFENE SANDOZ CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS68230417official record IBUPROFENE TEVA 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS69847599official record IBUPROFENE TEVA CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS61138457official record IBUPROFENE VIATRIS 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS65205177official record IBUPROFENE VIATRIS CONSEIL 400 mg, capsule molleCIS65095957official record IBUPROFENE VIATRIS CONSEIL 400 mg, suspension buvable en sachetCIS69938682official record IBUPROFENE VIATRIS SANTE 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS63136711official record IBUPROFENE ZENTIVA 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS64019682official record IBUPROFENE ZENTIVA CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS62525923official record IBUPROFENE ZENTIVA K.S 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS61387063official record IBUPROFENE ZENTIVA LAB 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS62434473official record IBUPROFENE ZF 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS60662695official record IBUPROFENE ZYDUS FRANCE 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS65254854official record NUREFLEX 400 mg, comprimé enrobéCIS68475904official record SPIFEN 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS66281427official record SPIFEN 400 mg, granulés pour solution buvable en sachet-doseCIS61022698official record from €1.42	ADVIL ARTHRITIS PAINDIN02415623official record ADVIL EXTRA STRENGTH CAPLETSDIN02244577official record ADVIL EXTRA STRENGTH LIQUI-GELSDIN02248231official record ADVIL MIGRAINE & HEADACHEDIN02560380official record ADVIL MUSCLE AND JOINTDIN02355701official record MOTRIN 400MGDIN02242658official record MOTRIN LIQUID GELS 400 MGDIN02378310official record APO-IBUPROFENDIN00506052official record EXTRA STRENGTH IBUPROFENDIN02314770official record EXTRA STRENGTH IBUPROFEN LIQUID CAPSULESDIN02357283official record EXTRA STRENGTH IBUPROFEN LIQUID GEL CAPSULESDIN02376601official record IBUPROFEN 400 MGDIN02317338official record IBUPROFEN EXTRA STRENGTH CAPLETSDIN02368099official record Show the 2 others IBUPROFEN MUSCLE AND JOINTDIN02377101official record MUSCLE & JOINTDIN02374226official record

Same molecule, different dose

Same molecule and route, but no shared strength. Ask a pharmacist before swapping one product for another.

Match computed by Kayu from the official records.
Presentation	Names in France	Names in Canada
oraleFrance · 20 MG · 684 MGCanada · 600 MG · 40 MG · 300 MG	ADVILMED ENFANTS ET NOURRISSONS 20 mg/1 ml, suspension buvable en flaconCIS61902232official record NUROFENPRO 20 mg/ml ENFANTS ET NOURRISSONS SANS SUCRE, suspension buvable édulcorée au maltitol liquide et à la saccharine sodiqueCIS67510932official record ANTARENE 20 mg/ml NOURRISSONS ET ENFANTS, suspension buvableCIS62574938official record IBUPROFENE VIATRIS 20 mg/mL ENFANTS ET NOURRISSONS sans sucre, suspension buvable édulcorée au maltitol et à la saccharine sodiqueCIS61136221official record IBUPROFENE VIATRIS CONSEIL 400 mg, comprimé pelliculéCIS64594722official record from €1.52	ADVIL 12 HOURDIN02443562official record ADVIL PEDIATRIC DROPSDIN02242522official record MOTRIN 300MGDIN02242632official record APO-IBUPROFENDIN00441651official record APO-IBUPROFEN TAB 600MGDIN00585114official record INFANTS' MOTRINDIN02238626official record

Worth knowing

In Québec, a prescription written in France cannot be filled at a pharmacy; the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec states this. For a common painkiller it is the molecule's name, rather than the brand's, that lets you ask the question at the counter. The table above shows what each registry publishes; the pharmacist confirms the product and dose that fit your situation.

Frequently asked

What is ibuprofen called in Canada?: The brand names in Canada are in the table above, as published by the official registry. The molecule's name is the one that is understood everywhere; it can be spelled differently — this sheet's subtitle shows it.
Can I swap my product for one in the table?: The table lists presentations at the same strength and route. Choosing a replacement is for the pharmacist or doctor who knows your situation.
Where does this data come from?: From each country's public registry, at the date shown in Sources. Kayu computes the matches; no authority publishes or endorses them.

Sources

France: data as of October 7, 2026 · Official registry — France
Canada: update date not published · Official registry — Canada

Base de données publique des médicaments (ANSM) under Licence Ouverte 2.0 · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Match computed by Kayu from the official records.

These matches are not therapeutic equivalence: the app always refers you to a pharmacist.

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