Active Ingredients:
• 200mg Ibuprofen
Also contains:
• Brilliant blue (E133)
• Allura red (E129)
• Sorbitol
• Hard fat and glycerol monolinoleate
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you suffer from any of the following, at any time, during your treatment STOP TAKING the medicine and seek immediate medical help:
- pass blood in your faeces (stools/motions)
- pass black tarry stools
- vomit any blood or dark particles that look like coffee grounds
- severe hypersensitivity reactions – signs could include swelling of the face, tongue and throat, causing difficulty in swallowing or breathing; breathing problems e.g. unexplained wheezing, shortness of breath, worsening of asthma, accelerated heart rate, low blood pressure, severe shock.
- severe forms of skin reactions including rash, itching, hives, redness, blistering and peeling of the skin (Stevens Johnson syndrome).
- Fluid retention e.g. swollen ankles (this may be a sign of kidney problems)
- Yellowing of the eyes and/or skin (jaundice). This may be a sign of liver problems.
STOP taking the medicine and tell your doctor if you experience:
- indigestion or heartburn
- abdominal pain (pains in your stomach) or other abnormal stomach symptoms
- problems in blood cell production: the first signs are tiredness and lethargy (lack of energy), shortness of breath, pale skin, fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers, flu-like symptoms, unexplained bleeding and bruising.
Do not take these capsules if you:
- are allergic to ibuprofen or any of the other ingredients of this product, aspirin or other related painkillers
- have had a worsening of asthma, allergic rash or itchy, runny nose when taking similar medicines
- have (or have had) two or more episodes of a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding
- ever had stomach bleeding or a perforation due to NSAIDs
- are already taking other drugs that belong to the NSAIDs group
- are taking aspirin at doses of above 75 mg daily
- are in the last 3 months of pregnancy
- suffer from severe heart, liver or kidney disease.
Please see your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if you:
- have an infection
- are elderly, as you may be more likely to suffer from side effects
- have or have had asthma, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, a stroke, heart, liver, kidney or bowel problems
- are allergic to any other painkiller
- suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus (a chronic rheumatic disease)
- suffer from an allergy
- suffer from inflammation of the intestines (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease)
- are on low-dose aspirin (up to 75 mg daily)
- are a smoker
- are in the first 6 months of pregnancy
- are 12-18 years old and have not been drinking fluids or have lost fluids due to continuous vomiting or diarrhoea, as there is a risk of kidney damage.
This product is typically dispatched within 1-2 working days from date of order
Please note that we do not operate at the weekends. Orders placed after 2pm Friday will not get processed until the following Monday morning.
Standard Delivery
Our standard delivery charge is £2.90.
We use a tracked 48 Hour service for our standard delivery.
Next Day Delivery
Due to COVID-19 we are not currently offering Next Day Delivery as our couriers are not always adhering to the delivery timescales, we will introduce this again in the future.
Prescriptions
Private prescription medicines are sent by courier, tracked 24hr delivery, free of charge (all private prescription items have a minimum order value of £5.00). NHS prescription medicines are sent by courier, tracked 24hr delivery.
Normal delivery charges will apply for non-prescription items in the same basket.
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