Flurbiprofen Dosage

Generic name: flurbiprofen
Brand name: Ansaid
Drug class: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD.

Recommended Adult Dosing

Dosage forms:  TAB: 50 mg, 100 mg

Rheumatoid arthritis

[50-100 mg PO bid-tid]

Max: 300 mg/day; Info: may give qid; use lowest effective dose, shortest effective tx duration; give w/ food if GI upset occurs

Osteoarthritis

[50-100 mg PO bid-tid]

Max: 300 mg/day; Info: may give qid; use lowest effective dose, shortest effective tx duration; give w/ food if GI upset occurs

Dysmenorrhea

[50-100 mg PO bid-tid]

Start: 100 mg x1; Max: 300 mg/day; Info: may give qid; use lowest effective dose, shortest effective tx duration; give w/ food if GI upset occurs

For anti-inflammatory uses

[50-100 mg PO bid-tid]

Start: 100 mg x1; Max: 300 mg/day; Info: may give qid; use lowest effective dose, shortest effective tx duration; give w/ food if GI upset occurs

Pain, mild-moderate

[50-100 mg PO bid-tid]

Start: 100 mg x1; Max: 300 mg/day; Info: may give qid; use lowest effective dose, shortest effective tx duration; give w/ food if GI upset occurs

Renal dosing

moderate impairment: consider decr. usual dose; severe impairment: avoid use; Alt: consider decr. usual dose; advanced renal dz: avoid use

HD/PD: avoid use

hHepatic dosing

[not defined]

hepatic impairment: consider decr. dose

SRC: NLM .