Moment belongs to the analgesic anti-inflammatory group, that is the group of medicinal products designed to relieve pain and inflammation.
It is used for:
-pain of various types and origins (headache, toothache, neuralgia, osteoarticular and muscular pain, menstrual pain).
- an adjunct treatment for the symptoms of fever and flu.
It should not be used in the following cases:
• Hypersensitivity to the active ingredient (ibuprofen), to acetylsalicylic acid, to other analgesics, antipyretics, non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDS) or to any of the product excipients.
• In children aged under 12 years old.
• Third trimester of pregnancy and when breastfeeding (see “What to do if pregnant or breastfeeding”).
• Severe or active gastroduodenal ulcer or other gastric disease.
• History of gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation related to previous active treatments or history of recurrent peptic haemorrhage/ulcer (two or more distinct episodes of established ulceration or bleeding).
• Severe heart failure.
• Severe renal or hepatic impairment.
• Severe dehydration (caused by vomiting, diarrhoea or insufficient intake of liquids).
Like all medicines, Moment can cause side effects, although not everybody will experience them.
The most commonly-observed adverse events are gastrointestinal in nature.
Peptic ulcers, perforation or gastrointestinal bleeding, sometimes fatal, particularly in the elderly, may occur (see the section “Importantinformation”).
Gastrointestinal perforation with the use of ibuprofen has been observed rarely.
The following effects have been reported after Moment has been administered:
feeling of indigestion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, flatulence, constipation, dyspepsia, epigastric pain, gastric pyrosis, abdominal pain,melaena, haematemesis, ulcerative stomatitis, Crohn’s disease and colitis exacerbation (see the section “Important information”).
This is an OTC drug, so it can be taken without a doctor's recommendation.
Before using this medicine read carefully the package leaflet as it contains more detailed information.
For any uncertainty consult your doctor or pharmacist.