What You Should Know About Froben Tablets
(flurbiprofen)
Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to take your tablets. lt provides a summary of the information available on your medicine. lf you have any questions or are not sure about anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
The active ingredient in Froben tablets is flurbiprofen. The tablets are yellow and come in two strengths:
Froben 50 mg tablets contain 50 mg of Flurbiprofen BP and are marked “F50” in black.
Froben 100 mg tablets contain 100 mg of Flurbiprofen BP and are marked “F100” in black.
The inactive ingredients in Froben tablets are sucrose, lactose, talc, maize starch, titanium dioxide (E171), povidone, liquid glucose, magnesium stearate, stearic acid, colloidal silicon dioxide, quinoline yellow (E104), sandarac tablet varnish, carnauba wax, shellac, iron oxide, sunset yellow (E110) and sodium benzoate. The tablets may also contain small amounts of soya lecithin and polydimethylsiloxane.
Each pack contains 100 tablets.
Froben belongs to a group of medicines called anti-inflammatory pain killers.
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What are your tablets for?
Froben tablets can be used to relieve pain and inflammation (swelling) in conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid disease, ankylosing spondylitis, swollen joints, frozen shoulder, bursitis, tendinitis, tenosynovitis, low back pain, sprains and strains. Froben can also be used to treat other painful conditions such as toothache, pain after operations, period pain and migraine.
Before you take Froben tablets
- 1. Are you pregnant or planning to become pregnant, or are you breast feeding ?
- 2. Are you sensitive (allergic) to any of the ingredients in the tablets (see above) ?
- 3. Do you have, or have you previously had, a stomach ulcer or other gastric complaint ?
- 4. Do you suffer from asthma or have you ever had an allergic reaction or wheezing after taking flurbiprofen, ibuprofen, aspirin or other anti-inflammatory pain killers ?
- 5. Do you suffer from liver, kidney or heart disease ?
- 6. Do you suffer from high blood pressure ?
- 7. Have you been diagnosed as having a condition that affects the time it takes your blood to clot ?
- 8. Are you taking any of the following medicines :
- diuretics (water tablets)?
- tablets for high blood pressure ?
- medicines such as warfarin, to prevent blood clots ?
- digoxin, lithium, steroid tablets, methotrexate or cyclosporin ?
- antibiotics called quinolones (such as ciprofloxacin) ?
- mifepristone (now or at any time within the last 12 days) ?
- any other anti-inflammatory pain killers ?
If the answer to any of these questions is YES, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.
Medicines such as Froben may be associated with a small increased risk of heart attack (“myocardial infarction”) or stroke. Any risk is more likely with high doses and prolonged treatment.
Do not exceed the recommended dose or duration of treatment.
If you have heart problems, previous stroke or think that you might be at risk of these conditions (for example if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol or are a smoker) you should discuss your treatment with your doctor or pharmacist.
How to take your tablets
Follow your doctor's directions about when and how to take your tablets and look at the label on the carton. Your pharmacist will also help if you are not sure. The tablets are best taken after food with a little water.
Adults: The usual daily dose is 150 mg to 200 mg, spread throughout the day. If you are taking Froben 50 mg this will be three or four tablets a day. If you are taking Froben 100 mg this will be one or two tablets a day. Sometimes, a mixture of the two strengths of tablet may be prescribed. The dose may be increased by your doctor to a maximum of 300 mg a day.
Period pain: At the start of the symptoms, 100 mg (either two Froben 50 mg tablets or one Froben 100 mg tablet), followed by 50 mg or 100 mg every 4 to 6 hours. The maximum dose is 300 mg a day.
Elderly: Some elderly patients may be more prone to side effects. Your doctor will take this into account when deciding the dose you will need and may monitor you for side effects.
Children: Froben is not recommended for children.
It is important that you keep taking these tablets until your doctor tells you to stop. Don't stop just because you feel better. If you stop taking the tablets too soon, your condition may get worse.
What to do if you forget a dose, or take too many tablets
If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember unless it is almost time for your next dose. If it is, do not take the missed dose at all. Never double-up on a dose to make up for the one you have missed.
If you or someone you know accidentally takes a lot more than the stated dose (an overdose), you should contact a doctor immediately or go to the nearest hospital casualty department.
Will Froben tablets cause any problems?
As well as benefits, all medicines may sometimes have effects you do not want.
If side effects occur with Froben, they are usually mild but if you experience any of the following, stop taking the tablets and tell your doctor:
- Unexplained stomach pain, indigestion, feeling sick and/or vomiting.
- Any sign of bleeding from the stomach or bowels (vomiting blood and/or passing black stools).
- Unexplained wheezing, shortness of breath, skin rash, itching or bruising.
- Yellowing of the eyes and/or skin.
- Severe sore throat with a high fever.
- Blurred or disturbed vision, or seeing/hearing strange things.
- Fluid retention, e.g. swollen ankles.
Rarely, blood disorders and kidney problems, may occur with flurbiprofen.
Other unusual effects may include headache, dizziness, tingling of the hands and feet, ringing in the ears, diarrhoea, unexpected sensitivity of the skin to the sun, tiredness, malaise, mood swings and confusion. If any of these become troublesome or last more than a few days, tell your doctor.
Medicines such as Froben may be associated with a small increased risk of heart attack (“myocardial infarction”) or stroke.
If you experience any other unusual symptoms whilst taking your tablets, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
What else do you need to know about Froben tablets?
Froben tablets contain glucose. The 50 mg tablets each contain 1.5 mg and the 100 mg tablets each contain 3 mg of liquid glucose. When taken according to the recommended dosage, each dose supplies up to 3 mg of liquid glucose.
A small number of people may be sensitive to the E110 or sodium benzoate contained in Froben tablets. Allergic reactions are rare but if you develop an unexpected skin rash, sore eyes, sore mouth or difficulty breathing, stop taking the tablets and contact your doctor for advice.
Storing your tablets
Do not take your tablets after the 'use by' date shown on the carton.Keep them in a safe place where children cannot reach them. Your medicine could harm them.
If your doctor decides to stop the treatment, return any left over to your pharmacist. Only keep the tablets if your doctor tells you to.
Other information
Remember: This medicine is for you and has been prescribed for you by a doctor. Never give it to anybody else, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
This leaflet does not contain the complete information about your medicine. If you have any questions or are not sure about anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist who have access to additional information.
This leaflet was last approved in: February 2008
2NT054B
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