Feminax Express

Feminax Express dosage

Feminax Express tablets are suitable for oral use by adults and children over the age of 12 years.

The recommended dose is 1 - 2 tablets with or after food up to every 4 hours. Take a maximum of 6 doses in 24 hours and for a maximum of 10 days.

Feminax Express ingredients

The active ingredient in each Feminax Express tablet is: Ibuprofen 200 mg (as ibuprofen lysine.

Feminax Express side effects

Feminax Express can cause side effects, although not everyone will experience them. The most common side effects are mild and should resolve once treatment is discontinued. These side effects include:

• A headache
• Skin reactions - hives, rash or itching
• Diarrhoea, wind, constipation or vomiting

In rare circumstances, Feminax Express can cause more serious side effects. In this instance, you must seek immediate medical advice. These side effects include:

• Signs of intestinal bleeding - vomiting blood or dark particles resembling coffee grounds, black tarry stools, blood in stools.
• Signs of a serious allergic reaction - asthma, wheezing, shortness of breath, swelling of facial features, rashes, rapid heart rate, collapse.
• A severe skin reaction called DRESS, showing symptoms of skin rash, fever, swelling of lymph nodes, increase of a type of white blood cells called eosinophils
• Stomach ulcer or perforation
• Worsening of bowel problems, e.g. ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
• Kidney problems, showing symptoms of cloudy urine, more or less urine than usual, blood in urine, pain in the back and/or swelling, very rarely kidney failure
• Liver problems showing symptoms such as yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), pale coloured stools, dark urine
• Blood disorders, showing symptoms such as unexplained/unusual bruising or bleeding, sore throat, mouth ulcers, fever, extreme paleness, weakness, exhaustion
• High blood pressure, heart failure, swelling due to fluid build-up, stroke

Feminax Express warnings

Before taking Feminax Express please take the time to read all the information included in the Patient Information Leaflet, which can be located in each box.

Do not take Feminax Express if any of the following apply to you:

• You have (or have had 2 or more episodes of) a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding of the stomach
• You are allergic to ibuprofen, to any of the ingredients or to aspirin or other painkillers
• You have severe kidney, heart or liver failure
• You are taking aspirin with a daily dose above 75 mg
• You are in the last 3 months of pregnancy.

Speak to a doctor or pharmacist before taking Feminax Express if any of the following apply to you:

• You are elderly
• You have or have suffered from asthma, diabetes, high cholesterol or have allergies
• You have liver or kidney problems
• You have stomach or bowel disorders including Crohn’s disease or a condition known as ulcerative colitis
• You have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• You have previously had or are at risk of heart problems, high blood pressure or stroke.

Feminax Express and other medicines

You should not take Feminax Express if you are taking any of the following medicines. If you are unsure if Feminax is the right medication for you speak to a doctor or pharmacist for advice.

• Anti-coagulants - aspirin/acetylsalicylic acid, warfarin, ticlopidine
• Medicines that reduce high blood pressure - captopril, atenolol, losartan.
• You are taking two or more NSAID painkillers, including cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitors
• Antidepressants called selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - fluoxetine
• Corticosteroids
• Methotrexate
• Cardiac glycosides - digoxin
• Ciclosporin and tacrolimus
• Mifepristone (NSAIDs should not be used for 12 days after mifepristone)
• Lithium
• Zidovudine
• Quinolone antibiotics - ciprofloxacin