2068. | Ibuprofen in preparations for oral use when labelled with a
recommended daily dose of 1 200mg or less of ibuprofen |
| (a) in liquid preparations when sold in the manufacturer's original pack
containing 4g or less of ibuprofen; or | | (b) in divided
preparations, each containing 200mg or less of ibuprofen, in packs of 100 or
fewer dosage units except when | | (i) as the only
therapeutically active constituent other than an effervescent agent; and
| | (ii) packed in blister or strip packaging or in a container with a
child-resistant closure; and | | (iii) in a primary pack of 25 or
fewer dosage units; and | | (iv) the primary pack is labelled with
warning statements to the following effect: | | Don't use [this product /
name of the product] : | | If you have a stomach ulcer; | | In the last
3 months of pregnancy [This statement may be omitted in preparations used
exclusively for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea] ; | | If you are allergic
to ibuprofen or other anti-inflammatory medicines. | | Unless a doctor has
told you to, don't use [this product / name of the product] : | | For more
than a few days at a time; | | With other medicines containing ibuprofen or
other anti-inflammatory medicines or other medicines that you are taking
regularly; | | If you have asthma; | | In children 6 years of age or
less; | | If you are aged 65 years or over; | | If you are pregnant
[This statement may be omitted in preparations used exclusively for the
treatment of dysmenorrhoea] . |