Advil Ultra Forte 400 mg – 20 Fast-Acting Softgels for Pain & Fever

Indications:
Advil Ultra Forte contains the active substance ibuprofen, which belongs to the group of medicines called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (known as NSAIDs) and is used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation and fever.

Advil Ultra Forte 400 mg contains ibuprofen in liquid form, so absorption is at least twice as fast as in the case of tablets. This leads to a rapid onset of the pain-relieving process, with a long-lasting effect of up to 8 hours.
The soft capsule contains a high dose of the active substance ibuprofen in liquid form, which is quickly absorbed and, as a result, begins to have its effect in a short period of time of approximately 10 minutes.

Advil Ultra Forte is used to relieve mild to moderate pain, osteoarticular and muscular pain (including tendonitis, bursitis, dislocations, sprains), as well as joint pain of non-rheumatic etiology, back pain, headache, migraine (treatment and prevention), rheumatic pain, neuralgia, toothache, dysmenorrhea, fever reduction and to relieve symptoms of colds and flu.

This medicine is indicated for adults and adolescents over 12 years of age.

You should stop treatment and see a doctor if your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 3 days for fever and 5 days for pain.

Contraindications:
Do not use Advil Ultra Forte:
- if you are allergic to ibuprofen or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
- if you are allergic to acetylsalicylic acid and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Precautions:
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Advil Ultra Forte.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding:
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to become pregnant, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine.

Pregnancy:
The medicine is not recommended during pregnancy, especially in the first 3 months.
It is contraindicated during the last 4 months of pregnancy.

Breast-feeding:
Talk to your doctor before using Advil Ultra Forte during breast-feeding. You should not use Advil Ultra Forte if you are breast-feeding.

Driving and using machines:
Due to the side effects it can cause on the central nervous system (e.g. visual disturbances, dizziness, headache), ibuprofen may affect your ability to drive or use machines.

How to take:
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. You should talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

Adults, the elderly and adolescents over 12 years of age: 1 Advil Ultra Forte soft capsule (400 mg) up to three times a day, as needed. The next dose should not be taken less than 4-6 hours later.
Do not take more than 3 Advil Ultra Forte soft capsules (1200 mg) in 24 hours.

Use in children:
This medicine is not indicated for children under 12 years of age.

If you have kidney or liver failure, you should consult your doctor before using Advil Ultra Forte.

Advil Ultra Forte can be used by patients with diabetes.

How to take:
Swallow the capsules whole with water.

If you have any further questions on this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Composition:
- The active substance is ibuprofen. Each capsule contains 400 mg ibuprofen.
- The other ingredients are:
Capsule content:Macrogol 600, Potassium hydroxide 50%, consisting of:
- potassium hydroxide
- purified water
Capsule
Gelatine 170 Bloom, Partially dehydrated liquid sorbitol (E 420), Purified water.
Printing materials:
Black ink containing:
- Alcohol SDA 35A (mixture of ethanol and ethyl acetate)
- Propylene glycol (E 1520)
- Iron oxide black (E 172)
- Polyvinyl acetophthalate (PVAP)
- Purified water
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Macrogol 400
- Ammonium hydroxide (28%)

Technological additives:
Nitrogen
Lecithin 4.5% in medium chain triglycerides
Ethanol solution of Phosal:
- Phosal
- Ethanol
- Isopropyl alcohol

Packaging:
20 soft capsules

Warning:
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.