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Use and Dosing

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Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

Management of Pain, Primary Dysmenorrhea, and Acute Tendonitis and Bursitis

Anaprox/Anaprox DS

Naprelan

Aleve, Midol Extended Relief, Pamprin All Day

Acute Gout

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Juvenile Arthritis (gteq.gif12 yrs)

Juvenile Arthritis, Management of Pain, Primary Dysmenorrhea and Acute Tendonitis and Bursitis

Midol Extended Relief, Pamprin All Day

Bursitis (Non-FDA Approved)


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Indications

Naprosyn, Anaprox, Anapros DS, Naprelan, Aleve

EC-Naprosyn

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment (Based on CrCl)

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Geriatrics

Warnings/Precautions

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Interactions

Aleve, Anaprox, Anaprox DS, EC-Naprosyn, Midol Extended Relief, Naprelan, Naprosyn, Pamprin All Day interacts with :

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significance_3.gifClomipramine
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Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Limited information shows that low level of naproxen is secreted in breastmilk and adverse event in breastfed infants are apparently uncommon. Alternate drug may be preferred while nursing a newborn or preterm infant as naproxen have long half life and serious adverse reaction in a breastfed neonate are reported, This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 13 January 2011). As per manufacturer data due to the possible adverse effects of prostaglandin-inhibiting drugs on neonates, use in nursing mothers should be avoided.

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

naproxen (generic)

naproxen sodium (generic)

Aleve (naproxen sodium)

Anaprox (naproxen sodium)

Anaprox DS (naproxen sodium)

EC Naprosyn (naproxen)

Naprosyn (naproxen)

Naprelan (naproxen sodium)

Midol Extended Relief, Pamprin All Day

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

naproxen (generic)

naproxen sodium (generic)

Aleve (naproxen sodium)

Anaprox (naproxen sodium)

Naprelan (naproxen sodium)

Naprosyn (naproxen)

Nu-Naprox (naproxen)

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

naproxen (generic)

Feminax ultra (naproxen)

Naprosyn (naproxen)

Synflex (naproxen sodium)

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability

Aleve (naproxen sodium)

Anaprox (naproxen sodium)

Femme-free

Inza (naproxen)

Naprosyn (naproxen)

Proxen SR (naproxen)

Crysanal

Chemist's own period pain tablet, Eazydays Tablets, Naprofem, Naprogesic, Nurolasts (naproxen sodium)


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Classification

Analgesics

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents
Non-Cox-2 Inhibitor NSAIDs

Rheumatologic

Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents
Non-Cox-2 Inhibitor NSAIDs

Pricing

Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.

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