What it is used for
- Relieving headache, toothache and period pain
- Reducing fever and aches from colds
- Easing muscle aches, mild joint pain and migraine
- Low doses are used on a doctor's advice to help prevent blood clots
How it is used
- Taken by mouth or as suppositories depending on the form; your doctor or pharmacist decides the dose
- Best taken with or after food to reduce stomach upset
- If your doctor prescribed it to prevent clots, do not stop it without asking
Before and while using it
- It increases bleeding risk; tell your doctor if you take other blood thinners or before any surgery
- It can irritate the stomach or cause ulcers; get help if you have black stools or vomit blood
- Do not give to children or teenagers unless a doctor advises
- Tell your doctor if you have asthma or are allergic to painkillers
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
Get medical help straight away if
- Your face, lips or tongue swell, or you find it hard to breathe.
- You get a severe rash, blistering or peeling skin.
- A side effect worries you or doesn’t go away: contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Questions about this medicine?
Talk to a doctor by video, or send your question by text.
Source: National drug formulary 2024, page 112
This guide is general information and doesn’t replace advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Don’t start, stop or change a medicine without asking them, and always read the leaflet in the pack.