If you take naproxen with lithium, it may increase the lithium in your body to harmful levels. Taking methotrexate with naproxen can lead to harmful levels of methotrexate in your body. Taking warfarin with naproxen increases your risk of stomach and intestinal bleeding. However, because drugs interact differently in each person, we cannot guarantee that this information includes all possible interactions.
Always speak with your healthcare professional about possible interactions with all prescription drugs, vitamins, herbs and supplements, and over-the-counter drugs that you are taking. All possible dosages and forms may not be included here. Your dose, form, and how often you take it will depend on:. Too much of the drug in your body can be dangerous. Children in this age group generally receive the oral suspension form of this drug. It should be given twice per day in evenly spaced doses.
However, because drugs affect each person differently, we cannot guarantee that this list includes all possible dosages. Always speak with your doctor or pharmacist about dosages that are right for you. Naproxen can cause high blood pressure or make your high blood pressure worse. It can also make your high blood pressure medications not work as well. You may need to watch your blood pressure level carefully while taking naproxen. Some formulations of this medication have extra salt in them.
Naproxen can cause an asthma attack. If you have an allergic reaction, call your doctor or local poison control center right away. If your symptoms are severe, call or go to the nearest emergency room. Taking it again could be fatal cause death. Naproxen may cause life threatening allergic reactions. Either can cause severe damage to your skin or internal organs and can lead to death.
Naproxen can cause harm to an unborn baby if taken at 20 weeks or later in pregnancy. For people with stomach problems: If you have a history of ulcers or stomach or intestinal bleeding, naproxen increases your risk of stomach or intestinal bleeding. If you have serious kidney disease, you should not use this drug. For pregnant women: Naproxen is a pregnancy category C drug. That means two things:.
Avoid naproxen during the third trimester of pregnancy. It could harm your pregnancy. For women who are breastfeeding: Naproxen is passed through breast milk and could cause side effects in a child who is breastfed. Breastfeeding is not recommended while taking this medication. Your body may process this drug more slowly.
Too much of the drug in your body can be harmful. Prescription naproxen oral tablet is a short-term drug treatment.
For this drug to work well, a certain amount needs to be in your body at all times. If you take too much: You could have dangerous levels of the drug in your body.
Symptoms of an overdose of this drug can include:. If your symptoms are severe, call or go to the nearest emergency room right away. What to do if you miss a dose: If you miss your dose, take it as soon as you can. How to tell if the drug is working: Signs that the drug is working will depend on the condition being treated.
A prescription for this medication is refillable. You should not need a new prescription for this medication to be refilled. Naproxen suspension contains 25 mg of the drug per milliliter ml. The following table lists the inactive ingredients in regular naproxen, naproxen sodium, and naproxen suspension.
People who have allergies or intolerances to any inactive ingredients should avoid using naproxen. Naproxen is also available in enteric-coated tablets. These tablets release naproxen in the intestine rather than in the stomach. This formulation helps prevent gastrointestinal side effects that manufacturers have sometimes associated with naproxen. Similarly to regular naproxen, enteric-coated tablets come in tablets of mg, mg, and mg.
The dose of naproxen that a person requires depends on why they are using the medication. A general rule is to use the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible duration. This dosing helps prevent side effects from occurring. Doctors advise people to take naproxen and other NSAIDs with food to prevent gastrointestinal side effects.
For fever and mild to moderate pain, adults between 12 and 65 years old can take one mg tablet of naproxen every 12 hours. Children under 12 years old should not take naproxen unless their doctor recommends it.
People can manage the symptoms of osteoarthritis, which is commonly known as arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis with a dose of mg to mg of naproxen every 12 hours. Naproxen does not cure these conditions but offers relief from pain and inflammation. People with experience acute gout attacks may take mg for one dose, followed by mg every 8 hours.
Doctors can prescribe naproxen to manage the pain and inflammation caused by juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. People can administer the liquid suspension of naproxen to children 2 years old and older. Using naproxen to relieve pain from headaches and migraine headaches is controversial. People can try taking mg of naproxen sodium every 12 hours and may increase it to mg if needed.
The daily dose should not exceed 1, mg. This means that naproxen sodium should remain active for longer than other anti-inflammatory drugs. Although naproxen can be used to reduce the pain of headaches and migraine headaches, other NSAIDs may provide better relief. People should only use OTC naproxen for a short-term period of between 3—5 days for pain and no more than 3 days for fever. If they need ongoing treatment, people should consult their doctor first. They should not be taking more than 1, mg in 24 hours.
Studies have not shown any benefit in using daily doses higher than 1, mg , but some sources suggest a maximum of 1, mg per day for up to 6 months for arthritis. Considerations include the dose and duration of treatment, other medical diagnoses a person may have, and individual risk factors.
The following table from the naproxen monograph lists the most common side effects grouped by body system. The side effects in this table occur in approximately 3 to 9 percent of people.
People with serious heart conditions, such as heart disease , cerebrovascular disease , and congestive heart failure , may experience severe side effects from taking naproxen. People with high blood pressure should only take naproxen cautiously.
Naproxen can cause sodium retention in the kidneys, which can result in increased blood pressure. A person with high blood pressure should consult their doctor before taking naproxen. Gastrointestinal side effects of taking naproxen can be severe. Bleeding in the stomach, the formation of ulcers, and stomach or intestinal blockages can occur when taking naproxen. Most often, older adults are the most vulnerable age group for gastrointestinal side effects.
This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Naproxen may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture not in the bathroom. It is important to keep all medication out of sight and reach of children as many containers such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers are not child-resistant and young children can open them easily.
To protect young children from poisoning, always lock safety caps and immediately place the medication in a safe location — one that is up and away and out of their sight and reach. Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet.
Instead, the best way to dispose of your medication is through a medicine take-back program. In case of overdose, call the poison control helpline at If the victim has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can't be awakened, immediately call emergency services at Before having any laboratory test, tell your doctor and the laboratory personnel that you are taking naproxen.
If you are taking prescription naproxen, do not let anyone else take your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription. It is important for you to keep a written list of all of the prescription and nonprescription over-the-counter medicines you are taking, as well as any products such as vitamins, minerals, or other dietary supplements. You should bring this list with you each time you visit a doctor or if you are admitted to a hospital. It is also important information to carry with you in case of emergencies.
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