البلد: أيرلندا
اللغة: الإنجليزية
المصدر: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
IBUPROFEN
Rowex Ltd
M01AE01
IBUPROFEN
100 MG/5ml
Oral Suspension
Product not subject to medical prescription
Propionic acid derivatives
Authorised
2013-01-11
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER IBUPROFEN FOR CHILDREN 100MG/5ML ORAL SUSPENSION FOR CHILDREN FROM 5 KG BODY WEIGHT (6 MONTHS) TO 39 KG BODY WEIGHT (11 YEARS) Ibuprofen READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU. Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. • Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again. • Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice. • If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4. • You must talk to a doctor if you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 days. WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 1. What Ibuprofen for Children is and what it is used for 2. What you need to know before you take Ibuprofen for Children 3. How to take Ibuprofen for Children 4. Possible side effects 5. How to store Ibuprofen for Children 6. Contents of the pack and other information 1. WHAT IBUPROFEN FOR CHILDREN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Ibuprofen for Children is a medicine that relieves pain and lowers fever (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAID). Ibuprofen for Children is used for the short-term symptomatic treatment of: • mild to moderate pain • fever. Ibuprofen for Children is for use in children from 5 kg body weight (6 months) to 39 kg body weight (11 years). 2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE IBUPROFEN FOR CHILDREN DO NOT TAKE IBUPROFEN FOR CHILDREN • if you or the child to be treated are allergic to ibuprofen or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • if you or the child to be tre اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Ibuprofen for Children 100mg/5ml Oral Suspension 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each ml oral suspension contains 20 mg Ibuprofen. Excipients with known effect: Maltitol liquid (500 mg/ml) and sodium (3.6 mg/ml). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Oral suspension Off-white oral suspension. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Ibuprofen for Children is used for the short-term symptomatic treatment of: mild to moderate pain fever Ibuprofen for Children is for use in children from 5 kg body weight (6 months) to 39 kg body weight (11 years). 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology Undesirable effects may be minimised by using the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration necessary to control symptoms (see section 4.4). The dosage is in line with the details in the following table. In children, Ibuprofen for Children is dosed depending on body weight (BW), as a rule with 7 to 10 mg/kg BW as a single dose to a maximum of 30 mg/kg BW as the total daily dose. The respective dosing interval should be chosen in line with the symptomatology and the maximum daily dose. It should not be below 6 hours. The recommended maximum daily dose should not be exceeded. BODY WEIGHT (CHILD’S AGE) QUANTITY IBUPROFEN (METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION) FREQUENCY IN 24 HOURS (MAX. DAILY IBUPROFEN DOSE) 5-6 kg (6-8 months) 1 x 50 mg/2.5 ml (using the syringe once) 3 times (150 mg) 7-9 kg (9-11 months) 1 x 50 mg/2.5 ml (using the syringe once) 3 to 4 times (150-200 mg) 10-15 kg (1-3 years) 1 x 100 mg/5 ml (using the syringe once) 3 times (300 mg) HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY _____________________________________________________________________________________________ اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة