NEW ZEALAND CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION IBUPROFEN Ibuprofen film-coated tablet 200 mg IBUPROFEN also relieves fever • asthma, wheezing or What is in this leaflet (high temperature). shortness of breath • swelling of the face, lips, Please read this leaflet carefully Although IBUPROFEN can relieve tongue which may cause before you start IBUPROFEN. the symptoms of pain and difficulty in swallowing or inflammation, it will not cure your breathing This leaflet answers some common condition. • hives, itching or skin rash. questions about IBUPROFEN. • stomach ache, fever, chills, IBUPROFEN contains the active nausea and vomiting It does not contain all the available ingredient ibuprofen. Ibuprofen • fainting information. It does not take the belongs to a group of medicines place of talking to your doctor or called non-steroidal anti- If you are allergic to aspirin or pharmacist. inflammatory drugs (or NSAIDs). NSAID medicines and take IBUPROFEN, these symptoms All medicines have risks and Your doctor may have prescribed may be severe. benefits. Your doctor has weighed this medicine for another reason. the risks of you taking IBUPROFEN Do not take IBUPROFEN if you against the benefits they expect it Ask your doctor if you have any are in your third trimester of will have for you. questions about why this pregnancy. medicine has been prescribed for It may affect your developing baby if If you have any concerns about you. you take it during this time. taking this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Many medicines used to treat Do not take IBUPROFEN if you headache, period pain and other have (or have previously) Keep this leaflet with the aches and pains contain aspirin or vomited blood or material that medicine. You may need to read it NSAID medicines. If you are not looks like coffee grounds. again. sure if you are taking any of these medicines, ask your doctor or Do not take IBUPROFEN if you pharmacist are (or have previously) bled What IBUPROFEN is from the rectum (back passage), This medicine is available only with have black sticky bowel motions used for a doctor’s prescription. (stools) or bloody diarrhoea. IBUPROFEN provides temporary IBUPROFEN is not addictive. Do not take IBUPROFEN if you relief of pain and reduces have a condition resulting in an inflammation (swelling or redness) increased tendency to bleed. that may occur: Before you take Do not take IBUPROFEN if you • in different types of arthritis IBUPROFEN have a peptic ulcer (i.e. stomach including rheumatoid or duodenal ulcer), a recent arthritis, osteoarthritis and When you must not take history of one, or have had peptic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis it ulcers before. • in muscle and bone injuries such as sprains, strains, Do not take IBUPROFEN if you Do not take IBUPROFEN if you low back pain (lumbago), have an allergy to: have, or have a history of, rheumatism, and tendonitis, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's • any medicine containing such as tennis elbow disease. ibuprofen • from swelling and pain after • any of the ingredients listed setting broken or dislocated Do not take IBUPROFEN if you at the end of this leaflet bones have severe heart failure, liver aspirin or any other NSAID • failure or kidney disease. • menstrual cramps (period medicine. pain) Do not give this medicine to a child • following surgery Some of the symptoms of an under the age of 7 years. • due to dental pain. allergic reaction may include: Page 1 of 5 Do not take this medicine after • If you are a current smoker • ciclosporin or tacrolimus, the expiry date printed on the • high cholesterol. medicines used to treat pack or if the packaging is torn or certain problems with the shows signs of tampering. Tell your doctor if you currently immune system or to help If it has expired or is damaged, have an infection. prevent organ transplant return it to your pharmacist for If you take IBUPROFEN while you rejection disposal. have an infection, it may hide some • aminoglycosides, medicines of the signs and symptoms of an used to treat certain If you are not sure whether you infection. This may make you think, infections should start taking this medicine, mistakenly, that you are better or • gingko biloba, a herbal talk to your doctor. that it is not serious. medicine used to improve memory Before you start to take Tell your doctor if you plan to • quinolone antibiotics, it have surgery. medicines used to treat certain infections Tell your doctor if you have If you have not told your doctor • zidovudine, a medicine allergies to any other medicines, about any of the above, tell them used to treat HIV including aspirin or other NSAID before you start taking • cholestyramine, a medicine medicines, foods, preservatives IBUPROFEN. used to treat high or dyes. cholesterol Taking other medicines • sulfonylureas, medicines to Tell your doctor if you are treat diabetes pregnant or plan to become Tell your doctor or pharmacist if • medicines used to treat pregnant or are breast-feeding or you are taking any other certain fungal infections plan to breast-feed. medicines, including medicines such as voriconazole or Like most NSAID medicines, that you buy without a fluconazole IBUPROFEN is not recommended prescription from your pharmacy, • mifepristone, a medicine while you are pregnant or breast- supermarket or health food shop. used to terminate a feeding. pregnancy. You should also tell any health Tell your doctor if you have or professional who is prescribing a These medicines may be affected have had any of the following new medication for you that you are by IBUPROFEN or may affect how medical conditions: taking IBUPROFEN. well it works. You may need different amounts of your • heart disease or high blood Some medicines may interfere with medicines, or you may need to take pressure IBUPROFEN. These include: different medicines. • diabetes • heart failure • aspirin, salicylates or other Your doctor and pharmacist have • swelling of ankles or feet NSAID medicines more information on medicines to • heartburn, indigestion, • warfarin or clopidogrel be careful with or avoid while taking stomach ulcer or any other medicines used to this medicine. stomach problems prevent/stop blood clots • bowel or intestinal problems • lithium, a medicine used to • vomiting blood or bleeding treat changes in mood and How to take from the rectum (back some types of depression passage) • medicines used to treat IBUPROFEN • severe skin reactions such depression (SSRIs) such as as Stevens-Johnson fluoxetine Follow all directions given to you syndrome • medicines used to treat by your doctor or pharmacist • chicken pox high blood pressure or carefully. other heart conditions They may differ from the information • asthma or hay fever • diuretics, also called fluid contained in this leaflet. • other difficulties with tablets, medicines that breathing increase the production of If you do not understand the • runny or blocked nose, urine instructions on the pack, ask sneezing, facial pressure or methotrexate, a medicine your doctor or pharmacist for pain • used to treat arthritis and help. • nasal polyps some types of cancer • visual disturbances • corticosteroids used for liver or kidney disease How much to take • inflammatory conditions, • tendency to bleed or other such as prednisone or Your doctor will tell you how blood problems cortisone many IBUPROFEN tablets to take • aseptic meningitis • medicines used to treat each day and when to take them. • if you drink alcohol heart failure or irregular • If you feel dehydrated heart beats such as digoxin Page 2 of 5 Adults As with other NSAID medicines, if If you are going to have surgery, you are taking IBUPROFEN for tell the surgeon or anaesthetist The usual dose of IBUPROFEN is arthritis, it will not cure your that you are taking this medicine. 1200 mg to 1800 mg daily. This condition but it should help to It may affect other medicines used dose may be increased for short control pain, swelling and stiffness. during surgery. NSAID medicines periods of time, in severe can slow down blood clotting. conditions, up to a maximum dose It usually begins to work within a of 2400 mg daily. few hours but several weeks may If you become pregnant while pass before you feel the full effects taking this medicine, tell your It is usual for elderly patients to be of the medicine. If you have arthritis, doctor immediately. prescribed a smaller dose of IBUPROFEN should be taken every IBUPROFEN than younger adult day for as long as your doctor If you are about to have any patients. prescribes. blood tests, tell your doctor that you are taking this medicine. Period pain For menstrual cramps (period pain), It may interfere with the results of IBUPROFEN is usually taken at the some tests. The usual dose of IBUPROFEN first sign of pain or menstrual tablets is 400 mg to 800 mg at the bleeding (whichever comes first). first sign of menstrual bleeding. If you get an infection while Treatment should be continued for a Then, 400 mg every 4 to 6 hours as taking IBUPROFEN, tell your few days until the pain goes away. necessary. Do not take more than doctor. 1600 mg in one day. IBUPROFEN may hide some of the If you are not sure how long to signs of an infection and may make take your IBUPROFEN, talk to you think mistakenly, that you are Children your doctor or pharmacist. better or that it is not serious. Signs The dose of IBUPROFEN will of an infection may include fever, depend on the age and weight of If you forget to take it pain, swelling and redness. your child, and their illness. Your doctor will tell you how much If it is almost time for your next Tell your doctor if, for any IBUPROFEN to give your child.