It's a non-steroid anti-inflammatory. It's in the same drug class as Advil,Motrin,Aleve, Orudis. It is usually prescribed to take every 8 to 12 hours, unless it's the extended-release version which gets taken once a day. Good idea is to take with food or milk, it can be rough on the tummy. I used it for all-over aches with fibromyalgia and it worked well. My fibro has lessened so now I just take Advil as needed. I took the same dose, 50mg, but a doctor MAY prescribe a higher dosage if you don't get releif from the dose he/she starts you at. You want to take as low a dose as possible (in my unprofessional opinion) because like other drugs in this class, long term use can lead to stomach bleeding. It doesn't have any properties that it would make you high but I think the info. provided with a prescription does warn about possible dizziness and/or drowsiness. Use with care :) Hope it helps!
I found most prescipted drugs don't have the description of what the drugs are used for. All they have are how many dose to take and the name and address of the companies who made them. very annoying. Asi
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Verwon Says:
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Thursday, 7/3/2008 11:16:45 AM
ASI, where are you looking for information? If you use our alphabetical list at the top of each of these pages, you can find the relevant information on most prescription drugs.