PACK IN HAND · ONE-PAGE CHECK
Medicine pack check sheet
Print this sheet or fill it in before speaking with a pharmacist or clinician. Copy only what is printed on the pack in hand. The published fields below are starting points from this record, not proof that your pack is the same product.
Published record starting point
- Record display name
- NAPROSYN
- Generic name / active ingredient
- naproxen and naproxen sodium tablets
- Dosage-form class
- Oral tablets: NAPROSYN 500 mg is a conventional naproxen tablet; EC-NAPROSYN 375 mg and 500 mg are delayed-release enteric-coated tablets whose coating must remain intact; ANAPROX DS 550 mg is a naproxen sodium tablet labelled as equivalent to naproxen 500 mg and containing 50 mg sodium. Package numbers do not permit self-interchange, combination or tablet splitting.
- Route
- Oral
- Record reviewed
- 2026-09-04
Copy from the pack in hand
Source-linked reading points
- NAPROSYN, EC-NAPROSYN, ANAPROX DS, ALEVE and other naproxen products share the naproxen active moiety; the label says naproxen-containing products should not be used together. Other NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, diclofenac, celecoxib, etoricoxib or analgesic-dose aspirin must not be self-combined by brand name.
- EC-NAPROSYN is a delayed-release enteric-coated tablet whose coating must remain intact; do not break, crush or chew it. Scores on NAPROSYN and ANAPROX DS identify the exact product. Any splitting still belongs to the exact prescription and product review, not general permission from this site.
- Warfarin, aspirin, clopidogrel and other medicines affecting haemostasis, SSRI/SNRI antidepressants, ACE inhibitors/ARBs, diuretics, digoxin, lithium, methotrexate, ciclosporin and other NSAIDs require review against the complete medicine list. The site does not generate a separation or stopping plan.
- NAPROSYN 500 mg, EC-NAPROSYN 500 mg and ANAPROX DS 550 mg are all naproxen-related but do not share the same release pattern or chemical form. Different formulations and strengths are not self-interchangeable from milligram numbers.
Reviewed presentation examples — compare every field
- naproxen 500 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle; not an individual's tablet countNDC 69437-316-01
- naproxen 375 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle; not an individual's tablet countNDC 69437-415-01
- naproxen 500 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle; not an individual's tablet countNDC 69437-416-01
- naproxen sodium 550 mg per tablet, equivalent to naproxen 500 mg; 100-tablet bottle; not an individual's tablet countNDC 69437-203-01