Period Pain (Medpro)

- Stomach ulcer or bleeding

- Inflammatory bowel disease like Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis

- Asthma

- Severe problems with your kidneys or liver

- Heart problem, heart failure or major heart bypass surgery

- Epilepsy (fits)

- Porphyria, any abnormality of the blood

- Dehydration (for example you have been losing fluid through vomiting, diarrhoea or passing too much or too little, urine (fluids)

- Connective tissue disorder e.g. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) resulting in joint pain, skin change and disorders of other organs

- a problem with the metabolism of sugar in your body

- Anticoagulants ( e.g. warfarin, heparin)

- Diuretics or high blood pressure medication

- Lithium (for depression)

- Medicines for treatment of heart conditions (e.g Digoxin)

- Quinolone antibiotics (e.g. ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and nalidixic acid)

- Any other NSAID ( e.g. aspirin, COX-2 inhibitors like valdecoxib, paracoxib and refocoxib, ibuprofen)

- Mifepristone (used to terminate pregnancies)

- Methotrexate, Ciclosporin or tacrolimus CorticosteroidsProbenecid used in treatment of swollen joints

- Drugs used in diabetes (e.g. glibenclamide)

- Gentamycin, Neomycin, Kanamycin

- Zidovudine (an anti-viral drug)

- SSRIs (e.g fluoxetine, sertraline, for depression)

- You will read the patient information leaflet supplied with your medication.

- You will contact us and inform your GP of your medication if you experience any side effects of treatment, if you start new medication or if your medical conditions change during treatment.

- The treatment is solely for your own use You have answered all the above questions accurately and truthfully.

- You understand our prescribers take your answers in good faith and base their prescribing decisions accordingly, and that incorrect information can be hazardous to your health.

- Heat: putting a heat pad or hot water bottle (wrapped in a tea towel) on your tummy may help reduce pain

- Warm bath or shower – taking a warm bath or shower can relieve pain and help you relax

- Massage – light, circular massage around your lower abdomen may also help reduce pain

- Relaxation techniques – relaxing activities, such as yoga or pilates, may help distract you from feelings of pain and discomfort

- Transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulation (TENS) – a small battery-operated device that delivers a mild electrical current to your tummy to help reduce pain

Providing us with your physician's address means that you allow us to share this information with him/her for updated medical records if need be. It also allows our clinician to access your medical records if there is a need for that. We advice you share this treatment with your doctor for him/her to update your medical records.