Doses are usually lower for elderly people and people with heart, liver or kidney problems. If you get naproxen on prescription, the dose depends on the reason why you're taking it, your age, how well your liver and kidneys work, and how well it helps your symptoms. Naproxen on prescription comes as 2 different tablets: effervescent and gastro-resistant tablets.
Gastro-resistant tablets have a coating to protect them from being broken down by the acid in your stomach. Instead, the medicine is released further down the gut in your intestine. If you take gastro-resistant tablets, swallow them whole with or after food. Do not crush or chew them. If you take effervescent tablets, dissolve 1 to 2 tablets in a glass ml of water and drink. Doses of 3 tablets should be dissolved in ml. To make sure there's no medicine left, rinse the empty glass with a small amount of water and drink it.
Take with or after food. Take your forgotten dose as soon as you remember, unless it's nearly time for your next dose. You could also ask your pharmacist for advice on other ways to help you remember to take your medicine.
If you take too many naproxen tablets, you're more likely to get some of the common side effects. Contact your doctor straight away. It's OK to take naproxen with paracetamol or co-codamol that you buy over the counter, but this should just be for short periods of time. If you often need to take extra painkillers with naproxen or for more than a few days, you should talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Sometimes taking different painkillers together is a good way to relieve pain, but there may be other treatments you can try. It's OK to take other painkillers with naproxen for longer if your doctor has given them to you on prescription and told you to take them together. Like all medicines, naproxen can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if these side effects bother you or do not go away.
In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction to naproxen. Naproxen is not usually recommended in pregnancy — especially if you're 30 or more weeks — unless it's prescribed by a doctor. This is because there might be a link between taking naproxen in pregnancy and some birth defects, in particular damage to the baby's heart and blood vessels.
There may also be a link between taking naproxen in early pregnancy and miscarriage. Talk to your doctor about the benefits and possible harms of taking naproxen. It'll depend on how many weeks pregnant you are and the reason you need to take the medicine. There may be other treatments that are safer for you. Paracetamol is usually recommended as the first choice of painkiller for pregnant women.
Naproxen is not usually recommended during breastfeeding. Other anti-inflammatory medicines, such as ibuprofen , are safer. But if your baby is premature, had a low birth weight, or has an underlying medical condition, talk to your doctor before taking any painkillers.
For more information about how naproxen can affect you and your baby during pregnancy, read this leaflet on the Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy BUMPs website. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines, vitamins or supplements.
It works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain in the body. Paracetamol is usually the best treatment for most types of pain, but naproxen is better for some types, such as period pain or back pain.
But it might take up to 3 days for naproxen to work properly if you take it regularly twice a day. Depending on why you're taking naproxen, you may only need to take it for a short time. Prescription naproxen oral tablets belong to a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs.
NSAIDs help reduce pain, inflammation, and fever. It may help reduce swelling by lowering levels of prostaglandin. This is a hormone-like substance that usually causes inflammation. Prescription naproxen oral tablets may cause drowsiness. This drug can also cause other side effects. Mild side effects may go away within a few days or a couple of weeks.
Call your doctor right away if you have serious side effects. Serious side effects and their symptoms can include the following:. Disclaimer: Our goal is to provide you with the most relevant and current information. However, because drugs affect each person differently, we cannot guarantee that this information includes all possible side effects.
This information is not a substitute for medical advice. Always discuss possible side effects with a healthcare professional who knows your medical history. Prescription naproxen oral tablets can interact with other medications, vitamins, or herbs you may be taking. An interaction is when a substance changes the way a drug works.
This can be harmful or prevent the drug from working well. To help avoid interactions, your doctor should manage all of your medications carefully. Combining selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SSRIs with naproxen increases your risk of stomach and intestinal bleeding. Examples of these drugs include:. Naproxen might make your blood pressure medications not work as well. Examples of these medications include:.
If you take cholestyramine with naproxen, your body may absorb naproxen more slowly than usual. That means it may take longer to work.
If you take naproxen with lithium, it may increase the lithium in your body to harmful levels. Taking methotrexate with naproxen can lead to harmful levels of methotrexate in your body.
Taking warfarin with naproxen increases your risk of stomach and intestinal bleeding. However, because drugs interact differently in each person, we cannot guarantee that this information includes all possible interactions. Always speak with your healthcare professional about possible interactions with all prescription drugs, vitamins, herbs and supplements, and over-the-counter drugs that you are taking.
All possible dosages and forms may not be included here. Your dose, form, and how often you take it will depend on:. Too much of the drug in your body can be dangerous. Children in this age group generally receive the oral suspension form of this drug.
Make sure you take naproxen as directed on the label of the pack. Your dose will depend upon your condition and the brand of tablet prescribed.
Anti-inflammatory painkillers like naproxen are sometimes called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs , or just 'anti-inflammatories'.
Naproxen is used to treat painful conditions such as arthritis , sprains and strains , backache , period menstrual pain , and gout pain. Naproxen works by blocking the effect of chemicals in your body, called cyclo-oxygenase COX enzymes. These enzymes help to make other chemicals in the body, called prostaglandins.
Some prostaglandins are produced at sites of injury or damage, and cause pain and inflammation. By blocking the effect of COX enzymes, fewer prostaglandins are produced, which means pain and inflammation are eased. Naproxen is available on prescription.
Short courses of tablets for the treatment of period pain are also available to buy at pharmacies. Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking naproxen, it is important that your doctor or pharmacist knows:.
Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine. If you miss a dose of this medicine, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule.
Do not double doses. Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Keep from freezing. There is a problem with information submitted for this request.
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