Brufen 200 mg tablets 10 x 10’s

Side Effects of Brufen 200 mg

The extensive use of ibuprofen may cause stomach upset and bleeding, skin rash, thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) and rarely aseptic meningitis (inflammation of membrane covering the brain) If you experience any of these symptoms please consult your doctor. Other side effects include nausea, flatulence, vomiting, headache and infusion site pain.

Precautions

Individuals taking the medication are adivised to monitor renal and gastrointestinal functions. An ECG must be carried out before administration to exclude pulmonary hypertension (increases pressure in the lungs) and ductal dependent congenital heart disease (congenital heart disease). Lung pressure must be monitered incase of hypoxemia (low levels of oxygen in the body). Caution is advised in cases of infections.

Contraindications

This medicine is contraindicated in the case of hypersensitivity to ibuprofen, aspirin or any other NSAID. It is also contraindicated in the case of active bleeding, severe kidney impairment, gastrointestinal disorders, life threatening infections, thrombocytopenia (low levels of platelets) and other coagulation disorders, necrotising enterocolitis (severe infection of colon), high billirubinemia (high levels of billirubin in the blood), liver diseases and congenital heart diseases.