Side effects

Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

Headache

Rash

Blood disorders

Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain

Indigestion (dyspepsia)

Retention of water in the body tissues (fluid retention), resulting in swelling (oedema)

Dizziness

Damage to the kidneys

Death of the outer layer of the skin (epidermal necrolysis)

Bleeding from the stomach or intestine

Liver disorders

Allergic reactions such as skin rash, swelling of the lips, tongue and throat (angioedema) or narrowing of the airways (bronchospasm)

Stomach or duodenal ulcer

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

Ibuprofen may prevent the removal of lithium and methotrexate from the body, resulting in increased blood levels of these medicines. There may be an increased risk of bleeding from the gut if ibuprofen is taken with blood thinning or anti-clotting medicines such as warfarin. There may be an increased risk of side effects such as stomach irritation if ibuprofen is taken with corticosteroids such as prednisolone. Ibuprofen may decrease the blood pressure lowering effects of amlodipine and possibly other antihypertensive medicines. The use of ibuprofen with diuretics, ACE inhibitors or ciclosporin may increase the risk of kidney problems. NSAIDs should not be used within 8-12 days of taking mifepristone. Ibuprofen should not be taken with any other NSAID, due to an increased risk of side effects.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

Advil tablets	Anadin ibuprofen	Anadin ultra
Arthrofen	Brufen granules	Brufen retard
Brufen syrup	Brufen tablets	Calprofen suspension
Cuprofen for children	Cuprofen ibuprofen tablets	Cuprofen tablets maximum strength
Fenbid spansules	Fleximex	Hedex ibuprofen tablets
Ibuprofen	Mandafen tablets	Migrafen tablets
Motrin tablets	Nurofen caplets	Nurofen for children
Nurofen for children singles	Nurofen liquid capsules	Nurofen long lasting
Nurofen meltlets	Nurofen recovery	Nurofen tablets
Orbifen for children	Orbifen suspension	Pacifene tablets
Relcofen tablets

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