ALAXAN® XTRA

ALAXAN® XTRA

Paracetamol + Ibuprofen (As sodium dihydrate) (Alaxan® XTRA) 325 mg/200 mg Film-coated Tablet is a peach, elliptical shaped, biconvex, film-coated tablet, plain on both sides.

This product contains a combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol. Ibuprofen belongs to a group of medicines called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (also known as NSAIDs). Like other NSAIDs, ibuprofen provides relief by changing the response of the body to pain, swelling, and fever/ Paracetamol is a fever reducer and pain reliever.

The combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol has a synergistic effect, i.e., they work together to improve overall effect. The anti-inflammatory activity of the ibuprofen + paracetamol combination is greater, and is able to relieve pain better at lower doses as its individual ingredients providing better safety. This medicine uses SyncTech, a novel innovative fixed-dose combination of fast absorbed ibuprofen sodium dihydrate and paracetmol. SyncTech combines the two approached that are well established to result to faster onset of pain relief, which is associated with better overall pain relief, in a greater proportion of subjects, and for longer duration.

- Ibuprofen (As sodium dihydrate) + Paracetamol (Alaxan® XTRA) is used for the relief of mild to moderately severe pain of musculoskeletal origin such as muscle pain (myalgia), arthritis, rheumatism, sprain, strain, bursitis (inflammation of the fluid-filled sac or bursa that lies between a tendon and skin), tendonitis, backache and stiff neck.

- Ibuprofen (As sodium dihydrate) + Paracetamol (Alaxan® XTRA) is also used for the relief of tension headache, dysmenorrhea, toothache, pain after tooth extraction and minor surgical operations.

- Ibuprofen (As sodium dihydrate) + Paracetamol (Alaxan® XTRA) is effective for fever reduction.

Adults and Children 12 years and older: 1 tablet every 6 hours as needed, or as directed by a doctor.
Do not take more than directed.
Do not take longer than 10 days, unless directed by a doctor.