Medicine pack check sheet

Source-linked reading points

• Naproxen sodium 220 mg and the label’s parenthetical naproxen 200 mg refer to the same tablet’s labelled and active-moiety-equivalent information, not two medicine amounts. Do not add the numbers, convert them into a personal tablet count, or use them to self-compare another naproxen, ibuprofen, aspirin or pain product.
• The cited ALEVE tablet is blue, unscored, capsule-shaped and imprinted Aleve. Appearance is only a supporting check; an unscored tablet is not splitting permission, and package count or OTC status does not justify self-increase, alternation or combination with another pain medicine.
• The label includes stomach-bleeding and heart/stroke warnings, and specifically identifies age 60 or older, anticoagulant or steroid medicines, other prescription or OTC NSAIDs, alcohol, and kidney/cardiovascular conditions as contexts requiring professional review. Give every pack, OTC product, supplement and alcohol-use context to a pharmacist or clinician; different brands do not justify self-combining.
• With black or bloody stools, vomiting blood, fainting, chest pain, breathing difficulty, one-sided weakness, slurred speech, facial swelling or another acute worrying problem, prioritise local urgent medical support; do not wait for a webpage search or change several medicines to test the cause.