Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
IBUPROFEN
Abbott Laboratories Ireland Ltd
800 Milligram
Tablet Prolonged Release
2004-10-19
License Summary of Product Characteristics 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Brufen Retard 800mg Prolonged Release Tablets 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains 800 mg of Ibuprofen. For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Prolonged release tablet. A white, pillow-shaped, film-coated tablet. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 Therapeutic Indications Brufen Retard is indicated for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, (including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis or Stills' disease) ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis and other non rheumatoid (seronegative) arthropathies. In the treatment of nonarticular rheumatic conditions, Brufen Retard is indicated in the periarticular conditions such as frozen shoulder (capsulitis), bursitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis and low back pain; Brufen Retard can also be used in soft-tissue injuries such as sprains and strains. Brufen Retard is also indicated for its analgesic effect in the relief of mild to moderate pain such as dysmenorrhoea, dental and post-operative pain and for symptomatic relief of headache, including migraine headache. Brufen Retard is not suitable for use in children. 4.2 Posology and method of administration For or Read the complete document