Safety Directions
Before Use - seek medical advice if:
- You suffer from asthma or are taking other medicines containing ibuprofen, aspirin or other anti-inflammatory medicines.
- You are taking medication regularly or are 65 years or over.
- Children suffering from dehydration through diarrhoea and/or vomiting.
Do not take:
- If the blister foil is broken on first opening.
- If you have a stomach ulcer or other stomach disorders, kidney or heart problems.
- If you are allergic to ibuprofen, aspirin or other anti-inflammatory medicines. If you have an allergic reaction, stop taking and see your doctor immediately.
- During the first 6 months of pregnancy, except on your doctor's advice. Do not use at all during the last 3 months of pregnancy.
- For more than 3 days at a time, except with your doctor's advice. Do not exceed the recommended dose. Excessive use can be harmful and increase the risk of heart attack, stroke or liver damage.
Important Information
Answers to frequently asked questions:
- Contains no gluten, wheat, lactose or sucrose.
- Contains sorbitol.
- May be taken by breast feeding mothers.
- Most asthmatics can take Nurofen, but if you are sensitive to ibuprofen, aspirin or other pain relievers do not take this product.
Warnings
Do not exceed the recommended dose. Excessive use can be harmful and increase the risk of heart attack, stroke or liver damage.
Do not use if you have a stomach ulcer, or other stomach disorders, kidney, liver or heart problems, are allergic to anti-inflammatory medicines, during the last 3 months of pregnancy
Unless a doctor has told you to, do not use for more than 3 days at a time, if you have asthma, if you are taking other medicines containing ibuprofen, aspirin or other anti- inflammatory medicines, if you are trying to become pregnant or during the first 6 months of pregnancy, in children suffering from chickenpox (varicella), in children suffering from dehydration through diarrhoea, and/ or vomiting, if you are taking medication regularly, if you are aged 65 years or over. Do not use in children under 12 years of age.
Stop use and see your doctor immediately if you have an allergic reaction.