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PROFF Pain Gel 50 mg-g

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PROFF Pain Gel 50 mg/g

Dosage form: gel

PROFF ® Pain Gel 50 mg/g

Pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory

The proff ® pain gel has a targeted pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory effect on rheumatic complaints and arthrosis, as well as on acute strains, sprains or bruises.
After applying the gel, the active ingredient ibuprofen penetrates deep into the area where the pain is located and has an anti-inflammatory effect there. The cooling effect of the gel quickly relieves the pain.

Targeted against:

  • Sports injuries,
  • Muscular rheumatism,/li>
  • Arthrosis (degenerative painful joint diseases),
  • inflammatory rheumatic diseases of the joints and spine,
  • Swelling or inflammation of the soft tissues near the joint (e.g. bursae, tendons, tendon sheaths, ligaments and joint capsule),
  • stiff shoulder,
  • back pain,
  • Lumbago


proff ® pain gel. Active ingredient: Ibuprofen
Areas of application: For external, supportive symptomatic treatment of pain in acute strains, sprains or bruises in the extremities as a result of blunt trauma, e.g. sports injuries, muscular rheumatism, arthrosis (degenerative painful joint diseases), inflammatory rheumatic diseases of the joints and spine, swelling or inflammation of the soft tissue near the joints (e.g. bursa, tendons, tendon sheaths, ligaments and joint capsules), frozen shoulder, lower back pain, lumbago.

Keep medicines out of the reach of children.

For risks and side effects, read the package insert and ask your doctor or pharmacist!

Status: May 2017. Dolorgiet GmbH & Co. KG, Otto-von-Guericke-Straße 1, 53757 Sankt Augustin

Has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect

If you have pain or fever, do not use this medicine for longer than stated in the package leaflet without medical advice.

Active ingredients

  • 50 mg ibuprofen

Excipients

  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Isopropanol
  • D-Limonen
  • Eugenol
  • Farnesol
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Coumarin
  • Solketal
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Triglycerides, medium chain
  • Water, purified
  • Bitter orange blossom oil
  • Lavender oil
  • Poloxamer
Indication :
  • The medicine is a pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory medicine for rubbing into the skin.
  • application areas
    • For external supportive symptomatic treatment of pain in
      • acute strains, sprains or bruises in the extremities as a result of blunt trauma, e.g. sports injuries,
      • Muscular rheumatism,
      • Arthrosis (degenerative painful joint diseases),
      • inflammatory rheumatic diseases of the joints and spine,
      • Swelling or inflammation of the soft tissues near the joint (e.g. bursae, tendons, tendon sheaths, ligaments and joint capsule), stiff shoulder, back pain, lumbago.
  • If you do not feel better or if you feel worse after 3 days, contact your doctor.
Dosage :
  • Always use this medicine exactly as described or as your doctor, pharmacist or nurse has told you. If you are not sure, check with your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
  • The recommended dose is:
  • The pain gel is applied 3 - 4 times a day. Depending on the size of the painful area to be treated, a 4 - 10 cm long gel strip corresponding to 2 - 5 g of gel (100 - 250 mg ibuprofen) is required. The maximum total daily dose is 20 g of gel corresponding to 1000 mg ibuprofen.

 

  • Duration of application
    • The duration of treatment is decided by the attending physician. As a rule, treatment for 1 - 2 weeks is sufficient. The therapeutic benefit of treatment beyond this period has not been proven.
    • Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect is too strong or too weak.

 

  • If you have used more than you should
    • If the recommended dosage is exceeded when applied to the skin, the gel should be removed and washed off with water. If significantly too large quantities are used or if the gel is accidentally ingested, the doctor should be informed.
    • A specific antidote does not exist.

 

  • If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
Manner :
  • For external use only! Do not ingest!
  • The pain gel is applied to the skin and rubbed lightly into the skin.
  • Increased penetration of the active ingredient through the skin can be achieved by using iontophoresis (a special form of electrotherapy). The pain gel is applied under the cathode (negative pole). The current strength should be 0.1 - 0.5 mA per 5 cm² of electrode surface, and the application time should be approximately 10 minutes.
Side effects :
  • Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
  • The following categories are used to indicate the frequency of side effects:
    • Very common: more than 1 in 10 patients
    • Common: 1 to 10 patients in 100
    • Uncommon: 1 to 10 patients in 1,000
    • Rare: 1 to 10 patients in 10,000
    • Very rare: less than 1 in 10,000 patients
    • Not known: Frequency cannot be estimated from the available data
  • possible side effects
    • Local skin reactions such as redness, itching, burning, rashes and the formation of pustules or hives can often occur.
    • Occasionally, hypersensitivity reactions or local allergic reactions (contact dermatitis) may occur.
    • In very rare cases, narrowing of the airways (bronchospasms) can occur.
    • If the pain gel is applied to a large area of ​​the skin and used over a longer period of time, the occurrence of side effects affecting a specific organ system or the entire organism, such as may occur after systemic use of medicines containing ibuprofen, cannot be ruled out.
  • If you notice any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any side effects not listed.

 

Interactions :
  • Use with other medicines
    • Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking/using, have recently taken/used or intend to take/use any other medicines.
    • When used as directed, no interactions have been reported to date.
Contraindications :
  • The medicine must not be used
    • if you are allergic to ibuprofen or any of the other ingredients of this medicine or to other painkillers and anti-rheumatic drugs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs);
    • on open wounds, inflammations or infections of the skin, as well as on eczema or on mucous membranes;
    • under airtight dressings;
    • in the last trimester of pregnancy.
Pregnancy and breast feeding period :
  • If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine.
  • pregnancy
    • If pregnancy is discovered during use, the doctor must be informed. You may only use ibuprofen in the first and second trimester of pregnancy after consulting your doctor. The medicine must not be used in the last trimester of pregnancy due to the increased risk of complications for mother and child.
  • Breastfeeding
    • The active ingredient ibuprofen and its breakdown products pass into breast milk in only small amounts. Since no adverse effects on the infant have been reported to date, it is generally not necessary to interrupt breastfeeding if the baby is used for a short period of time. However, a daily dose of 15 g of gel should not be exceeded and early weaning should be considered if the baby is used for a longer period of time. Breastfeeding mothers must not apply the medicine to the breast area to avoid absorption by the infant.
Patient information :
  • Warnings and Precautions
    • Please talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using the pain gel.
    • Children and young people
      • The medicine should not be used in children and adolescents under 14 years of age, as there are no adequate studies for this age group.
      • Patients suffering from asthma, hay fever, swelling of the nasal mucosa (so-called nasal polyps) or chronic obstructive respiratory diseases or chronic respiratory infections (particularly coupled with hay fever-like symptoms) and patients with hypersensitivity to all types of painkillers and anti-rheumatic drugs are more at risk than other patients of asthma attacks (so-called analgesic intolerance/analgesic asthma), local swelling of the skin and mucous membranes (so-called Quincke's edema) or urticaria when used.
      • In these patients, the pain gel may only be used under certain precautions and under direct medical supervision. The same applies to patients who are hypersensitive (allergic) to other substances, such as those with skin reactions, itching or hives.
      • Care should be taken to ensure that children do not allow their hands to come into contact with the areas of skin that have been rubbed with the medicine.
      • If symptoms persist for more than 3 days, you should consult a doctor.

 

  • Ability to drive and use machines
    • There are no special precautions required.