FROBEN tablets or suppositories

Country: South Africa

Language: English

Source: South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)

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Active ingredient:

flurbiprofen

Available from:

Knoll

INN (International Name):

flurbiprofen

Dosage:

50 mg or 100 mg

Pharmaceutical form:

tablets or suppositories

Therapeutic area:

Antirheumatic (anti-inflammatory agent)

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FROBEN 50 : TABLETS
FROBEN 100 : TABLETS
FROBEN : SUPPOSITORIES
SCHEDULING STATUS
Schedule 3
PROPRIETARY NAME 
(and dosage form)
FROBEN 50 : TABLETS
FROBEN 100 : TABLETS
FROBEN : SUPPOSITORIES
COMPOSITION
Tablets
50 mg : Each sugar coated tablet contains 50 mg 
FLURBIPROFEN
 
100 mg : Each sugar coated tablet contains 100 mg flurbiprofen
Suppositories
 
: Each suppository contains 100 mg flurbiprofen
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
A3.1/Antirheumatic (anti-inflammatory agent).
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
FROBEN, chemically described as 2-(2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) propionic acid, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent
which has significant anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic properties. FROBEN is an inhibitor of prostaglandin
synthetase enzymes which are known to be associated with inflammation, pain and fever.
INDICATIONS
FROBEN is indicated in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteo-arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. FROBEN is
also indicated for the relief of pain following soft tissue trauma, dental surgery, dysmenorrhoea, post episiotomy pain
and post partum pain.
CONTRA-INDICATIONS
FROBEN should not be given to patients with peptic ulceration. The safety of FROBEN during pregnancy or lactation
has not been established. FROBEN should be prescribed with caution for those patients with asthma, and especially
for patients who have developed bronchospasm with other non-steroidal agents. Should no
                                
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