Aleve
220 mg · Tablet
- Available without prescription
- Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug
- Active substance
- Naproxen Sodium
- Used in
- Muscles, joints and bones
- Made by
- Bayer HealthCare LLC.
- Source
- Official label
Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.
At a glance
Quoted from the official label · 2025-12-04
Pain reliever/fever reducer
Adults and children 12 years and older: take 1 tablet every 8 to 12 hours while symptoms last
Full directions ↓- Colour
- blue
- Shape
- round
- Size
- 8 mm
- Imprint
- ALEVE
From the manufacturer’s submission to the FDA. Always compare with your own pack — a different maker’s tablet can look different.
- Sold without a prescription
- FDA enforcement reports list no ongoing recall, and none from the last two years, for this product code · checked 2026-10-01
Every line above is selected, not written, from the official label. Nothing is reworded. DailyMed
What it is for
temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to:
- minor pain of arthritis
- muscular aches
- backache
- menstrual cramps
- headache
- toothache
- the common cold
- temporarily reduces fever
From the official label · 2025-12-04 · DailyMed
How it works
From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Naproxen). It describes the substance, not this exact product.
Naproxen has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties.
Naproxen sodium has been developed as a more rapidly absorbed formulation of naproxen for use as an analgesic.
Naproxen is extensively metabolized in the liver to 6-0-desmethyl naproxen, and both parent and metabolites do not induce metabolizing enzymes.
Approximately 95% of the naproxen from any dose is excreted in the urine, primarily as naproxen (<1%), 6-0-desmethyl naproxen (<1%) or their conjugates (66% to 92%).
Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-05-19
How to take it
These directions are for this exact strength and form. Another one is different.
- do not take more than directed
- the smallest effective dose should be used
- drink a full glass of water with each dose
- Adults and children 12 years and older
- take 1 tablet every 8 to 12 hours while symptoms last
- for the first dose you may take 2 tablets within the first hour
- do not exceed 2 tablets in any 8- to 12-hour period
- do not exceed 3 tablets in a 24-hour period
- Children under 12 years
Quoted from the official label, section “Dosage & Administration”.
Keep away from children
In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Keep Out of Reach of Children”.
How to store it
- each tablet contains: sodium 20 mg
- store at 20-25ºC (68-77ºF). Avoid high humidity and excessive heat above 40°C (104°F).
Quoted from the official label, section “Storage and Handling”.
What kind of medicine it is
Pain reliever/fever reducer
Quoted from the official label, section “OTC — Purpose”.
Other ingredients
Relevant if you react to a dye, a preservative, lactose or gluten.
FD&C blue #2 lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, talc, titanium dioxide
Quoted from the official label, section “Inactive Ingredients”.
Same active substance, strength and form in other countries
Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.
Medicine passport: one printable page to show a pharmacist abroad
BulgariaNo exact match for this strength and form
Canada7 matching products
- NAPROXEN SODIUM TABLETS 220 mg · tabletWithout prescription2 makers
- ALEVE CAPLETS 220 mg · tabletWithout prescription
- NAPROXEN 220 mg · tabletWithout prescription
- NAPROXEN MENSTRUAL PAIN RELIEF 220 mg · tabletWithout prescription
- NAPROXEN SODIUM CAPLETS 220 mg · tabletWithout prescription
- NAPROXEN SODIUM TABLETS USP 220 mg · tabletWithout prescription
NetherlandsNo exact match for this strength and form
Details
| Made by | Bayer HealthCare LLC. |
|---|---|
| Active substance | Naproxen Sodium |
| Used in | Muscles, joints and bones |
| Strength | 220 mg |
| Form | Tablet |
| Route | Oral |
| Packs | 10 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE · 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON / 24 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE · 1 BOTTLE in 1 CARTON / 100 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE |
| NDC | 0280-0113 |
| NDC | 0280-6010 |
Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician
Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).
Other strengths and forms
6 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.
- Tablet5 products
220 mg5
220 mg · 5 companies
- Bayer HealthCare LLC. · this page
- Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc
- Navajo Manufacturing Company Inc
- Navajo Manufacturing Company Inc.
- R J General Corporation
- Capsule, Liquid Filled1 products
Same active substance
These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.