Tell your doctor if you have an allergy to aspirin or any other NSAIDs, have an ulcer or bleeding in your stomach, have liver disease, have kidney disease, have a coagulation (bleeding) disorder, have congestive heart failure, have fluid retention, have heart disease, or have high blood pressure. You may not be able to take ketoprofen, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listed above.

Additionally, please inform your doctor if you are taking any of the following drugs: aspirin or another salicylate (form of aspirin) such as salsalate (Disalcid®), diflunisal (Dolobid®), choline salicylate-magnesium salicylate (Trilisate®, Tricosal®, others), and magnesium salicylate (Doan's®, others); another nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as diclofenac (Cataflam®, Voltaren®), etodolac (Lodine®), fenoprofen (Nalfon®), flurbiprofen (Ansaid®), ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®, others), indomethacin (Indocin®), naproxen (Naprosyn®, Aleve®, Naprelan®, others), ketorolac (Toradol®), meloxicam (Mobic®), nabumetone (Relafen®), oxaprozin (Daypro®), piroxicam (Feldene®), sulindac (Clinoril®), or tolmetin (Tolectin®); an over-the-counter cough, cold, allergy, or pain medicine that contains aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, or ketoprofen; an anticoagulant (blood thinner) such as warfarin (Coumadin®); a steroid such as prednisone (Deltasone®); insulin or an oral diabetes medicine such as glipizide (Glucotrol®), glyburide (Diabeta®, Micronase®), and others; probenecid (Benemid®); lithium (Eskalith®, Lithobid®, others); or bismuth subsalicylate in drugs such as Pepto-Bismol®. You may not be able to take ketoprofen, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you are taking any of the medicines listed above.

Ketoprofen is in the FDA pregnancy category B. This means that it is not expected to be harmful to an unborn baby. This medicine must not be taken late in pregnancy (the third trimester) because a similar drug is known to affect the baby's heart. Furthermore, it is not known whether ketoprofen passes into breast milk. Do not take this medicine without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant or are breast-feeding a baby.

Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight. Ketoprofen may increase the sensitivity of the skin to sunlight, so it is advised that you use a sunscreen and wear protective clothing when exposure to the sun is unavoidable.

Avoid alcohol or use it with moderation. If you drink more than three alcoholic beverages a day, ketoprofen may increase the risk of dangerous stomach bleeding. Talk to your doctor before taking ketoprofen if you drink more than 3 alcoholic beverages a day.

 

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