The medicine is used for mild to moderate pain, such as headaches, backaches, menstrual pain, toothaches, muscle and joint pain that accompany influenza, and for soft tissue injuries such as bruises, sprains, etc.

Helps with:

Headaches

Menstrual pain

Joint pain

Nurofen Rapid

• The medicine contains the active ingredient ibuprofen, which belongs to the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (painkillers or non-steroidal anti-rheumatic drugs, NSAIDs).
• Ibuprofen relieves pain, has anti-inflammatory effects, and reduces fever.
• It prevents the formation of substances (prostaglandins) that are involved in the body's production of pain, inflammation and fever.
• It is used for mild to moderate pain, such as headaches (including migraines), back pain, menstrual pain, toothache, muscle and joint pain that accompanies influenza, and pain from soft tissue injuries such as bruises and sprains.

Further use of the drug

• It is also suitable for relieving symptoms of flu and colds, such as sore throat, headache, and fever.
• In the case of degenerative diseases of the joints (arthritis) or soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system accompanied by pain, redness, swelling and stiffness of the joints and in neuralgia (pain due to an inflamed nerve), the medicine is used only on the recommendation of a doctor.

Dosage

The usual starting dose is 1 capsule, then 1 capsule every 4 hours if necessary. Keep a gap of at least 4 hours between two doses. The maximum dose is 3 capsules in 24 hours. It is recommended to take the medicine for the shortest possible time in the lowest effective dose necessary to suppress the symptoms of the disease. This will reduce the likelihood of side effects.

Contraindications

• Hypersensitivity to ibuprofen or to any of the excipients.
• Hypersensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid and other non-steroidal anti-rheumatic drugs manifested as asthma, urticaria and other allergic reactions.
• History of gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation related to previous NSAID therapy.
• Active or recurrent peptic ulcer/haemorrhage (two or more cases of confirmed ulcer or bleeding).
• Severe liver or kidney dysfunction.
• Severe heart failure.
• Third trimester of pregnancy.

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