Anadin Joint Pain 200mg Ibuprofen Tablets

What are Anadin Joint Pain 200mg Ibuprofen Tablets and how do they work?

Anadin Joint Pain 200mg Ibuprofen tablets contain a medicine called ibuprofen. This medicine is used to help with joint pain, like the pain from arthritis.

How ibuprofen helps:

Reduces swelling and pain:

• Ibuprofen works by reducing swelling in the joints.
• It does this by blocking certain chemicals in the body that can cause inflammation and pain.

Relieves pain:

• By reducing these chemicals, ibuprofen can help lessen the pain you feel in your joints.

Lowers fever:

• Ibuprofen can also bring down a fever if you have one.

How to take Anadin Joint Pain Tablets

Before using, carefully review the enclosed leaflet.

Adults, the elderly, and children and adolescents over 12 years of age: Take 1 or 2 tablets with a glass of water up to 3 times a day as required. Do not take more often than every 4 hours. Don't take more than 6 tablets in a 24 hours period.

12-18 years: If symptoms get worse or stay for more than 3 days, or you get new symptoms consult your doctor.

For adults aged 18 years or older: If symptoms worsen, or persist for more than 10 days, or you get new symptoms consult your pharmacist or doctor.

Anadin Joint Pain 200mg Ibuprofen Tablet ingredients

The active substance is ibuprofen.

This medication contains 200mg of ibuprofen in each coated tablet.

Each tablet also contains: maize starch, pregelatinised starch, silica colloidal anhydrous, croscarmellose sodium, stearic acid, sodium lauryl sulfate.

The coating contains the following ingredients: shellac, povidone, acetylated monoglycerides, sucrose, titanium dioxide, purified water, iron oxide red, sodium benzoate, propylparahydroxybenzoate (E216), methylparahydroxybenzoate (E218), microcrystalline cellulose, carnauba wax.

The printing ink contains the following ingredients: shellac, iron oxide black, propylene glycol and ammonium hydroxide.

Anadin Joint Pain 200mg Ibuprofen Tablet side effects

Like all medicines, your medicine can cause side effects, although these are very rare.

Some of the more common side effects include:

• Allergic Reactions: Hives, skin rashes and itching.
• Stomach: Abdominal pain, indigestion, heartburn and nausea.
• Nervous system: Headache

For a full list of side effects, please see the Patient Information Leaflet contained within the packaging.

Anadin Joint Pain 200mg Ibuprofen Tablet warnings

Do not give to children under 12 years.

Do not take if you:

• Have or have ever had a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding, including due to NSAIDs
• Are allergic to ibuprofen or any other ingredient of the product, aspirin or other related painkillers
• Suffer from severe liver, kidney or heart failure
• Are in the last 3 months of pregnancy
• Are taking any other NSAID painkillers or aspirin

Do not take Anadin Joint Pain Tablets for longer than the recommended time.

Do not exceed the recommended dose or duration of treatment.

For a full list of warnings and precautions, please see the Patient Information Leaflet contained within the packaging.