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Is Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, or Aspirin Best for Headaches?

Those over-the-counter medications are effective in treating occasional tension headaches, says Rima Dafer, MD, a stroke and headache specialist at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. But ibuprofen is considered more effective and safer than acetaminophen and aspirin, according to a meta-analysis published in the Annals of Medicine in May this year. Aspirin and acetaminophen seem to work the…