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(na PROX en)
Aleve, Aleve Caplet, Anaprox, Anaprox-DS, EC Naprosyn, Naprelan, Naprosyn
What is the most important information I should know about naproxen?
• Take naproxen with food, milk, or an antacid to lessen stomach upset trippin on naproxen.
• Do not crush or chew any extended-release forms of naproxen trippin on naproxen. Swallowthem whole trippin on naproxen. They are specially formulated to release slowly in your body trippin on naproxen. Askyour pharmacist if you do not know if you have an extended-release formulation trippin on naproxen.
• Watch for bloody, black, or tarry stools or blood in your vomit trippin on naproxen. Thesesymptoms could indicate damage to your gastrointestinal tract trippin on naproxen.
• If you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day, naproxen mayincrease the risk of stomach bleeding trippin on naproxen.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities trippin on naproxen. Naproxen may cause dizziness trippin on naproxen. If you experience dizziness, avoidthese activities trippin on naproxen.
What is naproxen?
• Naproxen is in a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatorydrugs (NSAIDs) trippin on naproxen.
• Naproxen works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and painin the body trippin on naproxen. Naproxen is used to reduce pain, inflammation, and stiffness causedby many conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, ankylosingspondylitis, injury, abdominal cramps associated with menstruation, tendinitis,and bursitis trippin on naproxen.
• Naproxen may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide trippin on naproxen.
Who should not take naproxen?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you
· have an allergy to aspirin or any other NSAIDs,
· have an ulcer or bleeding in your stomach,
· drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day,
· have liver disease,
· have kidney disease,
· have a coagulation (bleeding) disorder,
· have congestive heart failure,
· have fluid retention,
· have heart disease, or
· have high blood pressure trippin on naproxen.
• You may not be able to take naproxen, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove trippin on naproxen.
• Naproxen is in the FDA pregnancy category B trippin on naproxen. This means that it is unlikelyto harm an unborn baby trippin on naproxen. Naproxen should not be taken late in pregnancy (thethird trimester) because a similar drug is known to affect the baby's heart trippin on naproxen. Do not take naproxen without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant trippin on naproxen.
• Naproxen passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing infant trippin on naproxen. Do nottake this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby trippin on naproxen.
How should I take naproxen?
• Take naproxen exactly as directed by your doctor trippin on naproxen. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou trippin on naproxen.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water trippin on naproxen.
• Take naproxen with milk, food, or an antacid to lessen stomach upset trippin on naproxen.
• Do not crush or chew any extended-release forms of naproxen trippin on naproxen. Swallowthem whole trippin on naproxen. These are specially formulated to release slowly in your body trippin on naproxen. Askyour pharmacist if you do not know if you have an extended release formulation trippin on naproxen.
• To ensure that you get a correct dose, measure the liquid form of naproxenwith a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not with a regular tablespoon trippin on naproxen. Ifyou do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist where you can getone trippin on naproxen. Shake the suspension well
• Store naproxen at room temperature away from moisture and heat trippin on naproxen.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember up to 2 hours late trippin on naproxen. If morethan 2 hours have passed since the missed dose, skip it and take only your nextregularly scheduled dose trippin on naproxen. Do not take a double dose trippin on naproxen.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention trippin on naproxen.
• Symptoms of a naproxen overdose include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain,dizziness, drowsiness, headache, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, seizures,sweating, numbness or tingling, little or no urine production, and slow breathing trippin on naproxen.
What should I avoid while taking naproxen?
• Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight trippin on naproxen. Naproxen may increase the sensitivityof your skin to sunlight trippin on naproxen. Use a sunscreen and wear protective clothing whenexposure to the sun is unavoidable trippin on naproxen.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities trippin on naproxen. Naproxen may cause dizziness trippin on naproxen. If you experience dizziness, avoidthese activities trippin on naproxen.
• If you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day, naproxen mayincrease the risk of stomach bleeding trippin on naproxen.
What are the possible side effects of naproxen?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingnaproxen and seek medical treatment or call your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· muscle cramps, numbness, or tingling;
· ulcers (open sores) in the mouth;
· rapid weight gain (fluid retention);
· seizures;
· black, bloody, or tarry stools;
· blood in your urine or vomit;
· decreased hearing or ringing in the ears;
· yellowing of your skin or eyes (jaundice); or
· abdominal cramping, heartburn, or indigestion trippin on naproxen.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur trippin on naproxen. Continueto take naproxen and talk to your doctor if you experience
· dizziness or headache;
· nausea, gaseousness, diarrhea, or constipation;
· depression;
· fatigue or weakness;
· dry mouth; or
· irregular menstrual periods trippin on naproxen.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur trippin on naproxen. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome trippin on naproxen.
What other drugs will affect naproxen?
• Other prescription and over-the-counter drugs may increase the effectsof naproxen and cause dangerous side effects trippin on naproxen. Tell your doctor if you are takingany of the following drugs:
· other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen(Motrin, Rufen, others), ketoprofen (Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail);
· other commonly used NSAIDs, including diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam),etodolac (Lodine), fenoprofen (Nalfon), flurbiprofen (Ansaid), indomethacin(Indocin), ketorolac (Toradol), nabumetone (Relafen), oxaprozin (Daypro), piroxicam(Feldene), sulindac (Clinoril), or tolmetin (Tolectin);
· aspirin and other salicylates (forms of aspirin) such as salsalate(Disalcid), choline salicylate, and magnesium salicylate (watch the aspirincontent of other over-the-counter products such as cough, cold, and allergymedicines);
· diuretics (water pills) such as hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, Hydrodiuril,others), chlorothiazide (Diuril, others), chlorthalidone (Thalitone), bumetanide(Bumex), ethacrynic acid (Edecrin), furosemide (Lasix), spironolactone (Aldactone),and amiloride (Midamor);
· anticoagulants such as warfarin (Coumadin);
· steroids such as prednisone (Deltasone);
· alcohol;
· oral antidiabetic drugs such as glipizide (Glucotrol) and glyburide(Micronase, Diabeta);
· lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid, others);
· cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral); or
· bismuth subsalicylate in drugs such as Pepto-Bismol trippin on naproxen.
• Naproxen can also decrease the effects of other drugs, such as
· angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, used to treat highblood pressure and other conditions, such as benazepril (Lotensin) and captopril(Capoten);
· other commonly used ACE inhibitors, including enalapril (Vasotec),fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc),quinapril (Accupril), and ramipril (Altace); and
· beta-blockers, used to treat high blood pressure and other conditions,such as acebutolol (Sectral), metoprolol (Lopressor), propranolol (Inderal),atenolol (Tenormin), and carteolol (Cartrol) trippin on naproxen.
• Talk to your doctor before taking naproxen if you are taking any of themedicines listed above trippin on naproxen.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with naproxen trippin on naproxen. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines trippin on naproxen.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about naproxen written forhealth professionals that you may read trippin on naproxen.
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