Ingredients1 suppository contains 125 mg ibuprofen and one excipient: hard fat.
EffectThe effectiveness of ibuprofen in the treatment of mild to moderate pain, such as teething and toothache, headache, earache, sore throat, postoperative pain, pain due to soft tissue injuries and fever, including those caused by a vaccination reaction, as well as pain and fever in colds and flu.
Dosage12.5 kg to 17 kg (2 to 4 years) – 1x1 suppository (125 mg), 1 suppository every 8 hours (maximum 375 mg ibuprofen per day)
17 kg to 20.5 kg (4 to 6 years) – 1x1 suppository (125 mg), 1 suppository every 6 hours (maximum 500 mg ibuprofen per day)
ContraindicationsThe medicine Nurofen for Children is contraindicated in patients:
- with hypersensitivity to ibuprofen and other NSAIDs or any of the other ingredients,
- who have experienced bronchospasm, asthma, rhinitis, or urticaria after taking acetylsalicylic acid or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,
- with active or previous peptic ulcer disease and in people with gastrointestinal bleeding,
- with severe liver or kidney insufficiency and uncontrolled heart failure,
- with systemic lupus erythematosus,
- with severe heart failure,
should not be taken in the last trimester of pregnancy.
Side effectsUncommon: indigestion, abdominal pain, nausea, headache, urticaria, pruritus.
Rare: diarrhea, flatulence, constipation, vomiting.
Very rare: gastric and/or duodenal ulcer, sometimes with bleeding and perforation, oliguria, edema, acute renal failure, renal papillary necrosis, increased blood urea concentration, liver function disorders, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia, agranulocytosis, severe skin reactions (including erythema multiforme), severe skin and soft tissue infections (as complications of chickenpox), swelling of the face, tongue, and larynx, shortness of breath, tachycardia, hypotension, shock, worsening of asthma symptoms, symptoms of aseptic meningitis: neck stiffness, headache, nausea, vomiting, fever, confusion, especially in patients with existing autoimmune disorders (systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease).
InformationBefore use, read the package leaflet or consult your doctor or pharmacist, as any medicine used improperly may endanger your life or health.
