Need an on-the-go painkiller for when a headache or other pain strikes? We've got it – these ibuprofen lemon meltlets dissolve on your tongue and start working quickly to relieve pain, perfect for when you don't have water to hand.

Benefits:

Lemon ibuprofen meltlets that dissolve quickly on your tongue
No need to take them with water
Slight lemon taste
Relieves headaches, tension headaches, migraines, back pain, muscular & rheumatic pain and body aches & pain
Also relieves dental pain, period pain, cold & flu symptoms and fever
Nurofen Self-Dissolving Meltlets have the same pain-relieving strength as Nurofen 200mg Tablets

Over The Counter (OTC)

Ingredients

Each tablet contains active ingredient Ibuprofen 200mg.

Other ingredients: Ethylcellulose (E462), Silicon Dioxide (E551), Hypromellose (E464), Mannitol (E420), Aspartame (E951), Croscarmellose Sodium (E468), Magnesium Stearate (E572), Flavour (lemon flavours, maltodextrin, acacia gum (E414), sorbitol (E421)).

Usage and Instructions

Dosage: For oral administration and short-term use only.

Adults, adults aged 65+ and children & adolescents between 12 and 18 years: Take 1 or 2 tablets up to three times a day as required. Place tablets on the tongue, allow it to dissolve and then swallow; no water is required. Leave at least 4 hours between doses. Do not take more than 6 tablets in any 24 hours. Do not give to children under 12 years of age.

Children and adolescents between 12 and 18 years: If the product is required for more than 3 days, or if symptoms worsen a doctor should be consulted.

Adults: If the product is required for more than 10 days, or if symptoms worsen a doctor should be consulted.

Read the enclosed leaflet carefully before use.

Warnings

Children and adolescents between 12 and 18 years: If the product is required for more than 3 days, or if symptoms worsen a doctor should be consulted.

Adults: Do not take for longer than 10 days unless your doctor tells you to. If you do not get better, or get worse, talk to your doctor. They will tell you if its is safe to carry on taking the medicine.

Do not take more medicine than the label tells you to.

Don't take this medicine if you:

Have (or have had two or more episodes of) a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding
Are allergic to ibuprofen (or anything else in this medicine), aspirin or other related painkillers
Are taking other NSAID painkillers, or aspirin with a daily dose above 75mg.

Speak to our pharmacists or a doctor if you:

Have or have had asthma, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, a stroke, heart, liver, kidney or bowel problems or are dehydrated
Are a smoker
Are pregnant.

Keep out of the sight and reach of children.

Side Effects

Like all medicines, Nurofen can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Side effects may be minimised by taking the lowest dose for the shortest time necessary to relieve the symptoms. You may suffer one of the known side effects of NSAIDs (see below).

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, tell your doctor or our pharmacists.

Stop taking the medicine and seek immediate medical help if you develop:

Signs of intestinal bleeding such as: bright red faeces(stools/motions), black tarry stools, vomiting blood or dark particlesthat look like coffee grounds.
Signs of serious allergic reaction such as:
Difficulties in breathing or unexplained wheezing
Dizziness or faster heartbeat
Severe forms of skin reactions such as itchiness, skin rash with redness, peeling, flaking or blistering (e.g.: Steven-Johnson syndrome)
Swelling of your face, tongue or throat
Signs of kidney problems such as:
Passing less or more urine
Cloudy urine or blood in urine
Pain in the back and/or swelling (particularly in the legs)
Signs of aseptic meningitis with neck stiffness, headache, feeling sick, being sick, fever or consciousness. Patients with autoimmune disorders (lupus, mixed connective-tissue disease) may be more likely to be affected.

A severe skin reaction known as DRESS syndrome can occur.

Symptoms of DRESS include: skin rash, fever, swelling of lymph nodes and an increase of eosinophils (a type of white blood cells). Stop taking the medicine and tell your doctor if you experience the following uncommon side effects which affect 1 to 10 users in 1,000:

Indigestion, heartburn or feeling sick
Pains in your stomach (abdomen) or other abnormal stomach problems

Tell your doctor if you have any of the following side effects, they become worse or you notice any effects not listed:

Uncommon side effects which affect 1 to 10 users in 1,000:

Allergic reactions, such as skin rashes (urticaria), itching, peeling
Headaches

Rare side effects which affect 1 to 10 users in 10,000:

Flatulence (wind), diarrhoea, constipation and vomitingVery rare side effects which affect less than 1 user in 10,000:
Blood disorder resulting in unexplained or unusual bruising or bleeding, fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers, flu-like symptoms andsevere exhaustion
Drop in blood pressure or irregular heartbeat
Stomach or intestinal ulcers, sometimes with bleeding and perforation, inflammation of the lining of the mouth with ulceration(ulcerative stomatitis), inflammation of the stomach (gastritis)
Liver problems

Side effects for which the frequency can not be estimated from available data:

Worsening of asthma or bronchospasm
Swelling (oedema), high blood pressure, heart failure or attack
Worsening of colitis and Crohn’s diseaseMedicines such as Nurofen Meltlets Lemon may be associated with a small increased risk of heart attack ("myocardial infarction") or stroke