ARESTON INSTANT 12.5mg x 20 tabl
Areston Instant is a painkiller medication that also reduces inflammation (edema) and lowers body temperature.
Areston Instant is used to treat rheumatic pain, muscle pain, headache, toothache, menstrual pain, acute low back pain, pain and fever associated with flu, sore throat and colds.
How to take Areston Instant
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
As a general recommendation, it is important to take the lowest dose that controls pain and not take diclofenac for longer than necessary.
Adults and adolescents aged 14 years and over
Take an initial dose of 2 tablets when symptoms appear. If necessary, continue with 1 tablet every 4 to 6 hours. Do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours. Swallow the tablet whole with some water, preferably before a meal. Do not exceed the recommended dose.
Use in children and adolescents
Do not give Areston Instant 12.5 mg film-coated tablets to children under 14 years of age.
Elderly patients
In frail elderly patients, use the lowest dose to control pain.
Do not take diclofenac for longer than 5 days for pain relief and 3 days for fever relief.
If symptoms persist or worsen, inform your doctor to make sure they are not due to another condition.
If you take more Areston Instant than you should
If you accidentally take too many tablets, contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately. You may need medical attention. Symptoms of overdose may include vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), seizures/fits, severe abdominal pain, or bloody or black stools.
If you forget to take Areston Instant
Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.
If you stop taking Areston Instant
Take diclofenac only when symptoms occur.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
For more information, read the leaflet.
What Areston Instant contains:
- The active substance is diclofenac potassium. Each film-coated tablet contains 12.5 mg diclofenac potassium.
- The other ingredients are:
- Core: lactose monohydrate, calcium phosphate, sodium starch glycolate type A, corn starch, povidone K30, microcrystalline cellulose 101, silicon dioxide, colloidal anhydrous, magnesium stearate;
- Coating: Opadry white OY-B-28920 (poly(vinyl alcohol), titanium dioxide (E171), talc, lecithin (soy) (E322), xanthan gum).
