Ibuprofen is used in adults and children who are at least 6 months old.
Betagesic is a drug made in South Africa. You need a doctor's prescription to buy it. But its analogues can be bought online anywhere in the world without going to a specialist.
Ibuprofen is a complete analogue of Betagesic. It has the same composition, dosage and methods of use. Also Ibuprofen has a lower cost compared to Betagesic.
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Side effects
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. difficulty breathing bloody, black, or tarry stools rapidly changing moods blistering, peeling, loosening of skin sores, ulcers, or white spots in mouth or on lips stomach upset general feeling of tiredness or weakness dark urine
Warnings
Do not give ibuprofen to a child younger than 2 years old without the advice of a doctor.
Do not use this medicine just before or after heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft, or CABG).
Ibuprofen may also cause stomach or intestinal bleeding, which can be fatal. These conditions can occur without warning while you are using ibuprofen, especially in older adults.
Interactions
Thrombolytic Agents: Agents with Antiplatelet Properties may enhance the anticoagulant effect of Thrombolytic Agents. Monitor therapy
Cephalothin: Agents with Antiplatelet Properties may enhance the adverse/toxic effect of Cephalothin. Specifically, the risk for bleeding may be increased. Monitor therapy
Zaltoprofen: May enhance the adverse/toxic effect of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents. Avoid combination
Food interaction
Food delays the time to reach peak plasma concentrations by 30-60 minutes and reduces peak plasma concentrations by 30-50%. Extent of absorption is unaffected.
Take with food to reduce gastric irritation.
Avoid alcohol
Pregnancy
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Overview
How to drink ibuprofen?
In pharmacies, such a drug is dispensed without a prescription, but it is not recommended to take it without a doctor’s prescription. Tablets have many contraindications and have side effects, so you need read the instructions carefully, to prevent overdose. With special care, ibuprofen is used during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Betagesic
Since Ibuprofen tablets are prescribed for both adults and children, it is necessary to strictly observe the dosage in accordance with age.
Adolescents Betagesic 12 years of age and adults should take no more than 3-4 tablets per 200 mg per day. If such a dose does not bring the desired effect and the pain does not disappear, then the doctor may prescribe two tablets (400 mg) three times a day. For fast absorption of the drug, the first dose should be taken in the morning before meals. But it is advisable to take Ibuprofen after a meal, as this helps reduce side effects. Do not take more than 6 tablets per day.
Children from 6 to 12 years old, weighing more than 20 kg, per day should take up to 4 tablets, making an interval of 6 hours between intervals. Breasts should be given no more than 10 mg per day.
For more than 5 days, tablets should not be taken. If, for any reason, the drug was missed, in no case should you use the next double dose, since there is a high probability of an overdose. If there is no effect from taking Ibuprofen three days after the start of treatment, it is best not to hesitate, but consult a doctor. Also, medical attention may be required in case of side effects.
During pregnancy and during lactation, the drug is prescribed only by a doctor. This medicine is not able to harm the fetus, and it practically does not pass into breast milk, but it should be taken immediately after feeding the baby so that its concentration is as low as possible.
Side effects
The drug is usually better tolerated than Aspirin, Indomethacin and Diclofenac. However, ibuprofen may cause the following side effects:
- heartburn, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, nausea, constipation;
- Quincke's edema, skin rash, itching;
- increased sweating, fever, anemia, allergic rhinitis;
- dizziness, insomnia, irritability, headache, anxiety;
- tachycardia, heart failure, blood pressure may increase;
- pain and dry mouth;
- anaphylactic shock;
- bronchospasm or shortness of breath;
- hearing read more or ringing (noise) in the ears;
- drowsiness, depression, hallucinations, confused consciousness;
- quite rarely - blurred vision or double vision, swelling of the eyelids, dry eyes, conjunctiva;
- changes in blood composition - thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, leukopenia.
If the above phenomena occur, you must stop taking the drug and consult a doctor.
In what cases is ibuprofen contraindicated?
Ibuprofen tablets contraindicated in the following cases:
- if the patient suffers from bronchial asthma;
- with hypocoagulation of blood and hemophilia;
- in the presence of hemorrhagic diathesis;
- in the postoperative period, when a coronary artery bypass grafting was performed on the heart;
- with individual intolerance to NSAIDs, which is manifested by Betagesic, rhinitis or bronchospasm;
- in case of exacerbation of inflammatory and ulcerative erosive processes in the stomach and intestines;
- if there is intracranial hemorrhage, as well as bleeding in the intestines or stomach;
- with an excess of potassium in the body, serious kidney damage and liver failure;
- if there is an increased sensitivity to the components of the drug;
- pregnancy.
