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Product details
This Medicine is sold by BOOTS UK LIMITED at the professional discretion of a Boots pharmacist.
Your order will be reviewed by a member of the pharmacy team at Boots, Parkway, Centrum 100, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2WA (GPhC registration number 9010720).
You can reach us by phone at 0345 121 9040 (select option 3), or email us at boots.customercare_team@boots.co.uk.
Please note that you must be available to sign for this delivery.To ensure this medicine is suitable for the person it is intended for, a Boots pharmacist may call you for more information. If they can’t reach you, your order may be delayed or cancelled. Please check your contact details before ordering
Uses: For the relief of headaches, rheumatic and muscular pain, pain from non-serious arthritic conditions, backache, migraine, period pain, dental pain and neuralgia. It can also be used to reduce fever and relieve the symptoms of colds and flu.
Suitable for
Adults & children 12 years and over
Age Restriction Purchasing this product online is only suitable for those aged 16 years and over. If you are under 16 years of age and wish to purchase this product, please speak with a pharmacist in store.
How to use
Please read the enclosed leaflet carefully before use.
Patient Information Leaflets are updated periodically by the manufacturer.
How to take this medicine:
Check the foil is not broken before use. If it is, do not take that tablet. Swallow each tablet with water.
Adults and children of 12 years and over: Take one tablet every 4 hours, if you need to. Don't take more than 3 tablets in 24 hours.
Take the lowest amount for the shortest possible time to relieve your symptoms.
Do not give to children under 12 years.
Warning: Do not exceed the stated dose.
If your symptoms worsen, or do not go away within 10 days (for adults) or if this medicinal product is required for more than 3 days (for adolescents 12-18 years), talk to your doctor.
Hazards and Cautions
Before you take this medicine
Do not take if you:
- have or ever had a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding
- have had gastrointestinal bleeding or related to previous use of NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammitory Drugs)
- are allergic to ibuprofen or any other ingredients in the product, aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (you have ever had asthma, runny nose, itchy skin or swelling of the lips, face or throat after taking these medicines)
- are taking aspirin with a daily dose above 75mg, or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines. If you are on low-dose aspirin (up to 75mg daily) speak to your doctor or pharmacist before you take this medicine
- have breathing difficulties
- have severe heart, kidney or liver failure, high blood pressure, or blood coagulation disorder
- are under 12 years old
Talk to your pharmacist or doctor:
- If you have, or have had, asthma, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, a stroke, heart, liver, kidney or bowel problems.
- If you smoke.
- If you are pregnant.
Keep all medicines out of the sight and reach of children.
Storage
Store below 25°C.
Use by the date on the end flap of the carton.
Precautions
This is a medicine:
- Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have an underlying medical condition, are taking any other medication or complementary therapy, or if symptoms persist.
- Seek advice before using if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, breast feeding or suffer from allergies.
Active ingredients
Ibuprofen
Ingredients
Active ingredients: Each tablet contains Ibuprofen 400 mg
Also contains: Lactose
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