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Nurofen Indications
Nurofen is used for headache, toothache, migraine, painful menstruation, neuralgia, back pain, muscle and rheumatic pains; as well as feverish with the flu and colds.
Contradictions
- erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, and acute phase, including gastric ulcer and 12 persttoy ulcer in the acute stage, ulcerative colitis, peptic ulcers, Crohn's disease;
- heart failure;
- severe course of arterial gipertepzii;
- hypersensitivity to ibuprofen or to the drug;
- complete or partial syndrome of intolerance to acetylsalicylic acid (rhinosinusitis, urticaria, polyps of the nasal mucosa, bronchial asthma);
- diseases of the optic nerve; violation of color vision, amblyopia, scotoma;
- deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, hemorrhagic diathesis, - anticoagulation status;
- III trimester pregnancy, lactation;
- expressed human liver;
- severe renal impairment;
- hearing loss, vestibular pathology;
- period after coronary artery bypass surgery;
- gastrointestinal bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage;
- hemophilia and other bleeding disorders, hemorrhagic diathesis;
Dose & Administration
Nurofen is prescribed for adults and children over 12 years in, after a meal in tablets of 200 mg 3-4 times a day. The tablets should be taken with water.
To achieve a rapid therapeutic effect in the adult dose may be increased to 400 mg (2 tablets) 3 times a day.
Children from 6 to 12 years: 1 tablet up to 4 times a day; the drug can be used only in the case of the child's body weight over 20 kg. The interval between the reception of pills at least 6 hours. Do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours. The maximum daily dose is 1,200 mg. If you are taking the drug for 2-3 days, the symptoms persist, you must stop treatment and seek medical advice.
