What DISPRIN is used for?

• It is used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic which can relieve pain and swelling
• It is used to bring down high body temperatures and to prevent recurrence of heart attacks or strokes by thinning the blood
• It reduces the risk of a blood clot occurring in the heart or brain

Tell your doctor if you are taking

• warfarin medicines for thinning of the blood/prevention of clots
• ciclosporin, tacrolimus used to prevent organ rejection after transplantation
• Diuretics and ACE-inhibitors used to treat high blood pressure
• Anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen, or steroids used to treat pain and inflammation
• Probenecid used to treat gout
• Methotrexate used to treat cancer or rheumatoid arthritis
• Insulin or any other drug to treat diabetes (e.g. glibenclamide)
• Corticosteroids (used as hormone replacement therapy)
• phenytoin or sodium valproate (used to control epilepsy)
• Sulphonamides (a type of antibiotic) such as sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim
• Acetazolamide used to treat glaucoma
• Antacids (indigestion medicine)

• Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
• DISPRIN should be swallowed whole with a drink of water
• Do not cut, crush or chew tablet

For Adults and children over 16 years:

• The usual dose for long term use is one to two tablets daily
• In some, circumstances a higher dose may be appropriate, especially in the short term, and up to 300mg a day may be used on the advice of a doctor
• Pain and swelling, or fever take up to 300 mg tablets three or four times a day
• Acute rheumatic disorders (joint and muscle problems). Your doctor will tell you how many tablets to take and how often. You will usually take 4 to 8 grams of DISPRIN 300mg a day
• Prevention of heart attacks, angina or mini-stroke the usual dose is one or two 75 mg tablets each day  

If you take more DISPRIN 

• If you (or someone else) accidentally take too many tablets, you should tell your doctor at once or contact the nearest casualty department 

If you forget to take DISPRIN 

• Do not worry. If you miss a dose, wait until it is time for your next dose, then go on as normal. Do not take a double dose

If you Stop taken DISPRIN

• Do not stop taking DISPRIN unless your doctor instructs you to do so