hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve

What is the most important information I should know about Aleve?
• Take Aleve with food, milk, or an antacid to lessen stomach upset hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Do not crush or chew any extended-release forms of Aleve hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Swallow themwhole hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. They are specially formulated to release slowly in your body hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Ask yourpharmacist if you do not know if you have an extended-release formulation hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Watch for bloody, black, or tarry stools or blood in your vomit hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Thesesymptoms could indicate damage to your gastrointestinal tract hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• If you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day, Aleve may increasethe risk of stomach bleeding hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Aleve may cause dizziness hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. If you experience dizziness, avoid theseactivities hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

What is Aleve?
• Aleve is in a class of drugs called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs) hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Aleve works by reducing hormones that cause inflammation and pain inthe body hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Aleve is used to reduce pain, inflammation, and stiffness caused bymany conditions, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, ankylosingspondylitis, injury, abdominal cramps associated with menstruation, tendinitis,and bursitis hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Aleve may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medicationguide hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

Who should not take Aleve?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you
· have an allergy to aspirin or any other NSAIDs,
· have an ulcer or bleeding in your stomach,
· drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day,
· have liver disease,
· have kidney disease,
· have a coagulation (bleeding) disorder,
· have congestive heart failure,
· have fluid retention,
· have heart disease, or
· have high blood pressure hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• You may not be able to take Aleve, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Aleve is in the FDA pregnancy category B hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. This means that it is unlikelyto harm an unborn baby hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Aleve should not be taken late in pregnancy (the thirdtrimester) because a similar drug is known to affect the baby's heart hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Do nottake Aleve without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Aleve passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing infant hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Do not takethis medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

How should I take Aleve?
• Take Aleve exactly as directed by your doctor hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Take Aleve with milk, food, or an antacid to lessen stomach upset hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Do not crush or chew any extended-release forms of Aleve hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Swallow themwhole hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. These are specially formulated to release slowly in your body hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Ask yourpharmacist if you do not know if you have an extended release formulation hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• To ensure that you get a correct dose, measure the liquid form of Alevewith a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not with a regular tablespoon hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Ifyou do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist where you can getone hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Shake the suspension well
• Store Aleve at room temperature away from moisture and heat hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember up to 2 hours late hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. If morethan 2 hours have passed since the missed dose, skip it and take only your nextregularly scheduled dose hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Do not take a double dose hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Symptoms of a Aleve overdose include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain,dizziness, drowsiness, headache, ringing in the ears, blurred vision, seizures,sweating, numbness or tingling, little or no urine production, and slow breathing hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

What should I avoid while taking Aleve?
• Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Aleve may increase the sensitivityof your skin to sunlight hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Use a sunscreen and wear protective clothing whenexposure to the sun is unavoidable hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Aleve may cause dizziness hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. If you experience dizziness, avoid theseactivities hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• If you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day, Aleve may increasethe risk of stomach bleeding hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

What are the possible side effects of Aleve?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingAleve and seek medical treatment or call your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· muscle cramps, numbness, or tingling;
· ulcers (open sores) in the mouth;
· rapid weight gain (fluid retention);
· seizures;
· black, bloody, or tarry stools;
· blood in your urine or vomit;
· decreased hearing or ringing in the ears;
· yellowing of your skin or eyes (jaundice); or
· abdominal cramping, heartburn, or indigestion hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Continueto take Aleve and talk to your doctor if you experience
· dizziness or headache;
· nausea, gaseousness, diarrhea, or constipation;
· depression;
· fatigue or weakness;
· dry mouth; or
· irregular menstrual periods hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

What other drugs will affect Aleve?
• Other prescription and over-the-counter drugs may increase the effectsof Aleve and cause dangerous side effects hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Tell your doctor if you are takingany of the following drugs:
· other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen(Motrin, Rufen, others), ketoprofen (Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail);
· other commonly used NSAIDs, including diclofenac (Voltaren, Cataflam),etodolac (Lodine), fenoprofen (Nalfon), flurbiprofen (Ansaid), indomethacin(Indocin), ketorolac (Toradol), nabumetone (Relafen), oxaprozin (Daypro), piroxicam(Feldene), sulindac (Clinoril), or tolmetin (Tolectin);
· aspirin and other salicylates (forms of aspirin) such as salsalate(Disalcid), choline salicylate, and magnesium salicylate (watch the aspirincontent of other over-the-counter products such as cough, cold, and allergymedicines);
· diuretics (water pills) such as hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, Hydrodiuril,others), chlorothiazide (Diuril, others), chlorthalidone (Thalitone), bumetanide(Bumex), ethacrynic acid (Edecrin), furosemide (Lasix), spironolactone (Aldactone),and amiloride (Midamor);
· anticoagulants such as warfarin (Coumadin);
· steroids such as prednisone (Deltasone);
· alcohol;
· oral antidiabetic drugs such as glipizide (Glucotrol) and glyburide(Micronase, Diabeta);
· lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid, others);
· cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral); or
· bismuth subsalicylate in drugs such as Pepto-Bismol hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Aleve can also decrease the effects of other drugs, such as
· angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, used to treat highblood pressure and other conditions, such as benazepril (Lotensin) and captopril(Capoten);
· other commonly used ACE inhibitors, including enalapril (Vasotec),fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc),quinapril (Accupril), and ramipril (Altace); and
· beta-blockers, used to treat high blood pressure and other conditions,such as acebutolol (Sectral), metoprolol (Lopressor), propranolol (Inderal),atenolol (Tenormin), and carteolol (Cartrol) hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Talk to your doctor before taking Aleve if you are taking any of themedicines listed above hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with Aleve hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about Aleve written for healthprofessionals that you may read hypoglycemia motrin aspirin aleve.

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