The table below contains some of the ones associated with ketoprofen gel, although these do not commonly occur. You must not use sunbeds while you are using the gel, or for two weeks afterwards.Īlong with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them.

It is important for you to avoid sunlight on bright days (even if it is cloudy), and to protect the treated areas of your skin with your clothing. This will also continue for about two weeks after you have stopped using it.

Ketoprofen will cause your skin to become more sensitive to sunlight than normal.

This is because more ketoprofen may be absorbed by your skin than is intended, and this could lead to unwanted effects.

It is important that you don't cover any area of skin that has been treated with the gel with any dressings or bandages.

If this does happen by accident, wash it off with warm water as soon as possible. Try to avoid the gel coming into contact with your eyes, and do not apply it to any broken or irritated areas of your skin.Ketoprofen gel is available on prescription and you can also buy some smaller pack sizes without a prescription. Topical anti-inflammatories like ketoprofen are prescribed for adults - they are not generally suitable for use by children. This in turn means that you are much less likely to have a side-effect from the medicine. Using a skin gel means that the total amount of ketoprofen in your body remains low. It is absorbed into your skin and then moves deeper into areas of your body where there is inflammation (for example, your muscle). When ketoprofen is applied to the skin as a gel, instead of it having an effect on all of your body, it only works on the area that you have applied it to. Ketoprofen can also be taken by mouth in the form of capsules - there is more information about this in a separate medicine leaflet called Ketoprofen for pain and inflammation. This leaflet deals with ketoprofen when it is applied topically to the skin. It works by preventing the production of some natural chemicals in your body which cause pain and inflammation. It is often referred to simply as 'an anti-inflammatory', or sometimes as an 'NSAID'. Ketoprofen is a medicine called a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Treating pain and swelling due to strains, sprains, backache or arthritis A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory skin gel

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