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Product name:
Naproxen
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Generic name:
Naproxen
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Dosage form:
Oral tablets
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Packaging:
Box of 5 blisters of 10 enteric coated tablets
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Drug Category:
Pain killer
Indications:
Naproxen is indicated for the treatment of:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis)
Ankylosing spondylitis
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Acute gout
Acute musculoskeletal disorders
Dysmenorrhea
Dosage and Administration:
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
These tablets should be taken as instructed after meals.
The dose you should take will depend on what you are taking naproxen for.
Your doctor should prescribe as low a dose as possible. This will reduce any side effects you may experience.
Your doctor should prescribe as low a dose as possible. This will reduce any side effects you may experience.
Contraindication:
Known hypersensitivity to naproxen, naproxen sodium or any other ingredient in the formulation.
NSAIDs are contraindicated in patients who have previously shown hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. asthma, rhinitis, angioedema or urticaria) in response to ibuprofen, aspirin, or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Active or history of recurrent peptic ulcer/hemorrhage (two or more distinct episodes of proven ulceration or bleeding).
History of gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, related to previous NSAIDs therapy.
Severe heart failure, hepatic failure and renal failure.
During the third trimester of pregnancy.
