BRUPRO FOR CHILDREN 100mg/5 Millilitre Oral Suspension

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

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Active ingredient:

IBUPROFEN

Available from:

Rowex Ltd

ATC code:

M01AE01

INN (International Name):

IBUPROFEN

Dosage:

100mg/5 Millilitre

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral Suspension

Prescription type:

Product not subject to medical prescription

Therapeutic area:

Propionic acid derivatives

Authorization status:

Authorised

Authorization date:

2014-03-07

Patient Information leaflet

                                 
 
 
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER 
 
BRUPRO FOR CHILDREN 100 MG/5ML ORAL SUSPENSION 
For children from 5 kg body weight (3 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 have 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 Brupro for Children is and what it is used for 
2.  What you need to know before you take Brupro for Children 
3.  How to take Brupro for Children 
4.  Possible side effects 
5.  How to store Brupro for Children 
6.  Contents of the pack and other information 
 
1
 
WHAT BRUPRO FOR CHILDREN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR 
 
Brupro for Children is a medicine that relieves pain and lowers
fever (non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drug, NSAID). 
 
Brupro for Children is used for the short-term symptomatic
treatment of: 

  mild to moderate pain  

  fever. 
 
Brupro for Children is for use in children from 5 kg body weight (3 months) to 39 kg body weight 
(11 years). 
 
2
 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE BRUPRO FOR CHILDREN 
 
DO NOT TAKE BRUPRO FOR CHILDREN 

  if the child to be treated is allergic to ibuprofen
or any of the other ingredients of this medicine 
(listed in section 6). 

  if the child to be treated has a history of shortness
of breat
                                
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Summary of Product characteristics

                                SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Brupro for Children 100 mg/5 ml Oral Suspension
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each 5 ml of oral suspension contains 100 mg ibuprofen.
Excipients with known effect: maltitol liquid (500 mg/ml) and sodium (3.59 mg/ml).
For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Oral suspension.
Off-white oral suspension.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Brupro for Children is used for the short-term symptomatic treatment of:
-
mild to moderate pain
-
fever.
Brupro for Children is for use in children from 5 kg body weight (3 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, Brupro 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)
5-6kg
(3-8 months)
1 x 50mg/2.5ml
(using the syringe
once)
3 times (150mg)
7-9kg
(9-11 months)
1 x 50mg/2.5ml
(using the syringe
once)
3 to 4 times (150-
200mg)
10-15kg
(1-3 years)
1 x 100mg/5ml
(using the syringe
once)
3 times (300mg)
HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY
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