BUFFERIN

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Drug Facts

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

• Active ingredient 
• Purpose
• BUFFERIN Uses
• Warnings
  • Allergy Alert
• Do Not Use
• Ask a doctor before use if
• Ask doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking:
• Stop use and ask a doctor if
• If pregnant or breast feeding
• Keep out of reach of children
• Overdose
• Directions
• BUFFERIN Other information
• Inactive ingredients
• Questions or comments?
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FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Active ingredient 

Buffered aspirin equal to 81 mg aspirin (NSAID)*

(buffered with calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and magnesium oxide)

*nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Purpose

Pain reliever

BUFFERIN Uses

• temporarily relieves minor aches and pains or as recommended by your doctor
• ask your doctor about other uses of buffered aspirin 81 mg

Warnings

Reye’s syndrome: Children and teenagers who have or are recovering from chicken pox or flu-like symptoms should not use this product. When using this product, if changes in behavior with nausea and vomiting occur, consult a doctor because these symptoms could be an early sign of Reye’s syndrome, a rare but serious illness.

Allergy Alert

Aspirin may cause a severe allergic reaction which may include:

• hives • facial swelling • asthma (wheezing) • shock

Stomach bleeding warning: This product contains an NSAID, which may cause severe stomach bleeding. The chance is higher if you:

• are age 60 or older
• have had stomach ulcers or bleeding problems
• take a blood thinning (anticoagulant) or steroid drug
• take other drugs containing prescription or nonprescription NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or others)
• have 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product
• take more or for a longer time than directed

Do Not Use

• if you have ever had an allergic reaction to aspirin or any other pain reliever/fever reducer

Ask a doctor before use if

• stomach bleeding warning applies to you
• you have a history of stomach problems, such as heartburn
• you have high blood pressure, heart disease, liver cirrhosis, or kidney disease
• you are taking a diuretic
• you are on a magnesium-restricted diet
• you have asthma

Ask doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking:

• any other drug containing an NSAID (prescription or nonprescription)
• a blood thinning (anticoagulant) or steroid drug
• a prescription drug for diabetes, gout, or arthritis
• any other drug, or are under a doctor’s care for any serious condition

Stop use and ask a doctor if

• an allergic reaction occurs. Seek medical help right away.
• you experience any of the following signs of stomach bleeding:
  • feel faint
  • vomit blood
  • have bloody or black stools
  • have stomach pain that does not get better
• ringing in the ears or loss of hearing occurs
• painful area is red or swollen
• pain gets worse or lasts for more than 10 days
• fever gets worse or lasts for more than 3 days
• any new symptoms appear

If pregnant or breast feeding

ask a health professional before use. It is especially important not to use aspirin during the last 3 months of pregnancy unless definitely directed to do so by a doctor because it may cause problems in the unborn child or complications during delivery.

Keep out of reach of children

Overdose

In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

• do not use more than directed
• drink a full glass of water with each dose
• adults and children 12 years and over: take 4 to 8  tablets every 4 hours; not more than 48 tablets in 24 hours or as directed by a doctor
• children under 12 years: ask a doctor

BUFFERIN Other information

• each tablet contains: calcium 18 mg, and magnesium 15 mg
• store at controlled room temperature 20⁰ -  25⁰ C (68⁰ -  77⁰ F)
• protect from freezing
• read all product information before using. Keep this box for important information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LISTED ON OTHER PANELS

Product description -- Round, white film-coated tablets debossed with “ b “ on one side

Inactive ingredients

benzoic acid, carnauba wax, corn starch, FD&C blue #1, hypromellose, light mineral oil, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 20, polysorbate 80, povidone, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, simethicone emulsion, sorbitan monolaurate, talc, titanium dioxide

Questions or comments?

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Dist. by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.

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