Drug reference
Patients requiring naproxen for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis, who are at risk of NSAID-associated duodenal or gastric ulcer and when treatment with lower doses of naproxen or other NSAIDs ineffective ▶BY MOUTH ▶Adult: 500/20 mg twice daily, dose expressed as x/y mg naproxen/esomeprazole
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Naproxen component is gastro-resistant.
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→Appendix 1: NSAIDs. proton pump inhibitors
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Modified-release tablet CAUTIONARY AND ADVISORY LABELS 22, 25 ▶Vimovo (AstraZeneca UK Ltd) Esomeprazole (as Esomeprazole magnesium trihydrate) 20 mg, Naproxen 500 mg Vimovo 500mg/20mg modified-release tablets | 60 tablet P £14.95 DT = £14.95
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500/20 mg twice daily, dose expressed as x/y mg
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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