Brufen

What is it used for?

Fever (pyrexia)

Inflammation

Mild to moderate pain

Side effects

Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

Headache

Rash

Blood disorders

Disturbances of the gut such as diarrhoea, constipation, nausea, vomiting or abdominal pain

Indigestion (dyspepsia)

Retention of water in the body tissues (fluid retention), resulting in swelling (oedema)

Dizziness

Damage to the kidneys

Death of the outer layer of the skin (epidermal necrolysis)

Bleeding from the stomach or intestine

Liver disorders

Allergic reactions such as skin rash, swelling of the lips, tongue and throat (angioedema) or narrowing of the airways (bronchospasm)

Stomach or duodenal ulcer

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer.