Usually, the dose to treat: 1
Applies to the following strengths: 125 mg/5 mL; sodium 550 mg; sodium 275
The usual dose is 500mg to 1g daily in two doses at 12 hour intervals
The recommended dose is: Adults: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis - Typical dose is 500-1000 mg daily, taken in two divided doses at 12 hour
Adults—At first, 750 milligrams (mg) (taken as one 750 mg or two 375 mg tablets) or 1000 mg (taken as two 500 mg tablets) once a day
Delayed-release oral tablet The initial dose is 1,000
Updated on October 9, 2023 Key takeaways: Naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) is a popular pain reliever that’s available as both an over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medication
Starting dose is 2
This differs from the prescription dosing regimen, which is usually 500 mg two to three times daily with a maximum total daily dose of 1500 mg
The maximum dose is 8 co-codamol tablets in 24 hours
NHS medicines information on co-codamol for adults – what it's used for, side effects, dosage and who can take it
What is the maximum dosage for naproxen? The maximum dosage for OTC naproxen is two gelcaps, caplets, or tablets (440 mg) in any single eight-to-12- hour period and no more than three gelcaps, caplets, or tablets (660 mg) in any 24-hour period
For the first dose, you may take 2 pills within the first hour
You can then take one 250mg tablet six to eight hours later The recommended total daily dose of naproxen is approximately 10 mg/kg given in 2 divided doses (ie, 5 mg/kg given twice a day)
The recommended starting dose of ANAPROX DS (naproxen sodium) tablets is 550 mg followed by 550 mg every 12 hours or 275 mg (one half of a 550 mg tablet) every 6 to 8 hours as required
Some patients achieve sustained headache relief with a single pain-relieving agent [1] eg Aspirin 900 mg stat (which should be avoided in children under 16 years of age) or Paracetamol 500mg-1g stat
If you take it for a long time, your body can become used to it (known as tolerance)
Naproxen 250 mg tablets are supplied in containers of 28, 56, 250 tablets and blisters of 28, 56, 84 and 112 tablets
• For migraine see BNF
1, and 0
But it's OK to take naproxen with paracetamol or co-codamol that you buy over the counter
2 kg (11 to 12 years): 480 mg orally every 4 hours as needed not to exceed 5 doses in 24 hours
At the start of therapy, during phases of acute inflammation or when switching from another high-dose NSAID to Naproxen, the recommended daily dose is 15mL (equivalent to 750mg naproxen), administered as two divided doses per day (10mL of Naproxen Oral Suspension in the morning and 5mL in the evening, or vice versa) or as a single dose
SIGN guidance recommends aspirin (900 mg), ibuprofen (400 mg, increased to 600 mg if 400 mg is ineffective), or triptans (sumatriptan 50–100 mg first-line) as treatment for acute migraine