Acute Sore Throat Pain Study

Inclusion Criteria: * male or female patients 18 years and older * patients with a sore throat associated or not with an Upper Respiratory Tract Infection ≥ 24 hours and ≤ 5 days duration, in the absence of Streptococcus group A Exclusion Criteria: * patients with hypersensitivity to Ibuprofen or other NSAIDs or the excipients. * patients having used analgesics or antiseptics or any topical throat treatment or any local medication containing a local oral anaesthetic within 6 hours before study entry and who use analgesics more than ≥ 3 times per week. * patients having used any anti inflammatory treatment or any long-acting or slow release analgesics within 12 hours before study entry * patients having taken antibiotics within 14 days before study entry.