Description
TOPREC 25 mg tablet contains ketoprofen. This medication belongs to a family called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These drugs are used in particular to decrease inflammation and calm pain.
TOPREC 25 mg tablet is intended for adults and adolescents from 15 years of age.
TOPREC 25 mg, tablet is used in short-term treatment of fever and / or pain such as headache, flu-like symptoms, toothache, body aches, painful periods.
Using advice
The dose is 1 tablet, to be renewed if necessary.
Do not exceed 3 tablets per day (i.e. 75 mg per day). Regular intake helps prevent pain or fever peaks. This medication is used orally. The tablets should be swallowed with a full glass of water, if possible with a meal, or failing that with a snack.
Composition
The active substance is:
Ketoprofen ................................................. .................................................. .................. 25 mg
For a tablet.
The other ingredients are: Lactose, wheat starch, hydrated silica, gelatin, magnesium stearate
Precautions for use
Medicines such as TOPREC 25 mg tablets may increase the risk of a heart attack ("myocardial infarction") or stroke. The risk is greater as the doses used are high and the duration of treatment is prolonged.
Do not exceed the recommended doses or the duration of treatment.
This medication contains a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug: ketoprofen.
You should not take other medicines containing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and / or aspirin at the same time as this medicine.
Carefully read the package leaflets for other medicines you are taking to make sure you are free from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and / or aspirin.
Pregnancy and breast feeding
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine.
Pregnancy
Before the start of the 6th month of pregnancy (up to the 24th week of amenorrhea) you should not take this medicine unless clearly necessary as determined by your doctor because of the potential risk of miscarriages or malformations. In this case, the dose should be as low as possible and the duration of treatment as short as possible.
From the beginning of the 6th month until the end of pregnancy (beyond the 24th week of amenorrhea), this medication is contraindicated, you should under NO circumstances take this medication because its effects on your child can have serious or even fatal consequences, especially on the heart, lungs and / or kidneys, even with just one dose.
If you took this medicine while you were pregnant, tell your obstetrician gynecologist immediately, so that you can be offered appropriate monitoring if necessary.
Feeding with milk
This drug passes into breast milk, it is not recommended to use it during breastfeeding.