& NP-TLC and RP-TLC techniques with densitometry have been established for the identification and the quantification of ibuprofen in selected pharmaceutical preparations, namely: Nurofen, Ibuprom, and Ibum. Analyses were performed on silica gel 60 F 254 plates using n-hexane-ethyl acetate-acetic acid, 15:5:0.7, v=v (NP-TLC) and on RP18 F 254s plates using methanol-water, 9:1, v=v (RP-TLC). UV densitometry was performed at 200 and 224 nm for NP-TLC and RP-TLC analysis, respectively. NP-TLC and RP-TLC techniques with the densitometry and the spectrodensitometry applied to the investigation and the determination of ibuprofen in pharmaceutical preparations are selective, precise, and accurate. The techniques also realize the criterion of the linearity in the required range of ibuprofen concentrations.