Aleve

Manufacturer: Your Safety Company
Effective date: 2016-03-14
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 1
Source: full-release
Hydrated at: 2026-05-31 22:45:25

Label at a glance#

ProductAleve Caplets

Active ingredientNAPROXEN SODIUM

Label structure10 sections

Indications and uses

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

Dosage and administration

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 caplet every 8 to 12 hours while symptoms last for the first dose you may take 2 caplets within the first hour do not exceed 2 caplets in any 8- to 12-hour period do not exceed 3 caplets in a 24-hour period Children under 12 years ask a doctor

Storage and handling

each caplet contains: sodium 20 mg store at 20-25 ° C (68-77 ° F). Avoid high humidity and excessive heat above 40 ° C (104 ° F).

Contacts and useful links#

PhoneLabel contact1-800-395-0689

Websitewww.aleve.com

www.aleve.com

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each caplet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Naproxen sodium 220 mg (naproxen 200 mg) (NSAID)¹

1 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Purposes

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Pain reliever/fever reducer

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

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

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Allergy alert

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Naproxen sodium may cause a severe allergic reaction, especially in people allergic to aspirin. Symptoms may include:

hives
facial swelling
asthma (wheezing)
shock
skin reddening
rash
blisters

If an allergic reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.

Stomach bleeding warning

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

This product contains an NSAID, which may cause severe stomach bleeding. The chance is higher if you:

are age 60 or older
have had stomach ulcers or bleeding problems
take a blood thinning (anticoagulant) or steroid drug
take other drugs containing prescription or nonprescription NSAIDs (aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or others)
have 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product
take more or for a longer time than directed

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any other pain reliever/fever reducer
right before or after heart surgery

Ask a doctor before use if

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

the stomach bleeding warning applies to you
you have a history of stomach problems, such as heartburn
you have high blood pressure, heart disease, liver cirrhosis, or kidney disease
you are taking a diuretic
you have problems or serious side effects from taking pain relievers or fever reducers
you have asthma

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

under a doctor's care for any serious condition
taking any other drug

When using this product

OTC - WHEN USING SECTION

take with food or milk if stomach upset occurs
the risk of heart attack or stroke may increase if you use more than directed or for longer than directed

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

you experience any of the following signs of stomach bleeding:
- feel faint
- vomit blood
- have bloody or black stools
- have stomach pain that does not get better
pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days
fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
you have difficulty swallowing
it feels like the pill is stuck in your throat
redness or swelling is present in the painful area
any new symptoms appear

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use. It is especially important not to use naproxen sodium during the last 3 months of pregnancy unless definitely directed to do so by a doctor because it may cause problems in the unborn child or complications during delivery.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Keep out of reach of children. In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

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 caplet every 8 to 12 hours while symptoms last for the first dose you may take 2 caplets within the first hour do not exceed 2 caplets in any 8- to 12-hour period do not exceed 3 caplets in a 24-hour period
Children under 12 years	ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

each caplet contains: sodium 20 mg
store at 20-25 ° C (68-77 ° F). Avoid high humidity and excessive heat above 40 ° C (104 ° F).

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

FD&C blue #2 lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, talc, titanium dioxide

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-395-0689 (Mon - Fri 9AM - 5PM EST) or www.aleve.com

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL - 50 Pouch Box

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

ALL DAY STRONG ®

ALEVE_®

naproxen sodium tablets, 220 mg (NSAID)
Pain reliever/fever reducer

STRENGTH TO LAST 12 HOURS

CAPLETS
CAPSULE-SHAPED TABLETS

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUI	RxNorm string	TTY	SPL version
849728	Aleve 220 MG Oral Tablet	PSN	1
849574	naproxen sodium 220 MG Oral Tablet	PSN	1
849728	naproxen sodium 220 MG Oral Tablet [Aleve]	SBD	1
849574	naproxen sodium 220 MG Oral Tablet	SCD	1
849728	Aleve 220 MG Oral Tablet	SY	1
849574	naproxen sodium 220 MG (as naproxen 200 MG) Oral Tablet	SY	1

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
Class	Version	Type	Effective
NAPROXEN Pharmacologic Class Indexing	2	Indexing - Pharmacologic Class	20191108

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product concept	Relation	Version	Effective
fef6ad89-235f-4274-ba49-a8e53642473e	Product name	2	20250225
87fed3e6-8fba-48ef-96b0-3a7fb54b96ff	Product name	3	20230306
b5fdaaec-7251-4da6-9cb2-4e9e76939ec8	Product name	1	20200623
e76dbbc1-775d-722c-08ff-ed45e8a80def	Product name	3	20181002
6f4f4521-fd56-1ae6-888b-3b021bd75c7c	Product name	1	20140508
ce67e27d-1d21-5465-4409-b0662dd99d4d	Product name	1	20140508

FDA-Initiated Inactive NDC Indexing#

NDC, Effective, Action table
NDC	Effective	Action	Document	Indexing SPL	Related label
70262-301-50	2020-01-31	C162847	48780-1	9d75b9d0-e20c-f424-e053-dadaa90a57ce	Aleve ® Caplets

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDC	Product	Description	Form	Quantity	Strength	SPL version
70262-301-50	Aleve Caplets	50 in 1 BOX	TABLET	50		1
70262-301-50	Aleve Caplets	1 in 1 POUCH	TABLET	1		1

DailyMed Dashboard NDC Coverage#

NDC, Dashboard title, SPL version table
NDC	Dashboard title	SPL version	Validation	Dashboard ZIP
70262-301	ALEVE CAPLETS (NAPROXEN SODIUM) TABLET [YOUR SAFETY COMPANY]	1	Legacy NDC, 2 package rows	20160316_aa9dfc22-a5e4-432b-b7c8-bdddfdab9d11.zip

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
0280-6000-10	EA - Each	0280-6000	3d7e705c-0aa1-49a0-b403-7f22091eab54	1	2022-02-07
0280-6000-24	EA - Each	0280-6000	b221ea71-b2e4-474c-a035-30da3e9e65e5	1	2021-07-15
0280-6000-32	EA - Each	0280-6000	d95d3b04-0998-4a1e-8379-c0a2c5ac0cd2	1	2014-09-03
0280-6000-50	EA - Each	0280-6000	e24c97ad-b92b-4c49-a641-af94b290daa0	1	2023-07-06

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 11 matching rows.

Aleve Caplets
NAPROXEN SODIUM
NAPROXEN
FD&C BLUE NO. 2
HYPROMELLOSES
MAGNESIUM STEARATE
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
POVIDONES
TALC
TITANIUM DIOXIDE

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
70262-301	70262-301-50
0280-6000

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 9 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
NAPROXEN SODIUM	9TN87S3A3C	ACTIB
FD&C BLUE NO. 2	L06K8R7DQK	IACT
HYPROMELLOSES	3NXW29V3WO	IACT
MAGNESIUM STEARATE	70097M6I30	IACT
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINE	OP1R32D61U	IACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS	3WJQ0SDW1A	IACT
POVIDONES	FZ989GH94E	IACT
TALC	7SEV7J4R1U	IACT
TITANIUM DIOXIDE	15FIX9V2JP	IACT

Source Document#

Source XML

Orange Book application contexts#

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Orange Book application contexts page 1 of 1 · 1 matching rows.

Source provenance: Browse the complete Orange Book source catalog · source snapshot 43.

Orange Book products#

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Application-product, Trade name, Ingredient table
Application-product	Trade name	Ingredient	Strength	Dosage form / route	TE codes	RLD / RS	Approval date
N020204-002	ALEVE	NAPROXEN SODIUM	220MG	TABLET / ORAL		RLD, RS	1994-01-11

Observed Orange Book product history#

Observed FDA ZIP history: Each table is queried independently by exact application/product key from successfully parsed Orange Book snapshots. Capture times identify archived source observations; absence or a change between snapshots is not inferred. FDA publication files that were not recoverable as structured ZIP data are not represented as states.

Product history page 1 of 2 · 43 observed states.

Captured, Edition, Application-product table
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2026-08-18 06:07:40	2026-07	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`caaa826d4ba7…`
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC	2026-02	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`011fe1cb6892…`
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2025-12	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`31067a03dcf5…`
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC	2025-08	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`6a471c1ec25d…`
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-03	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`fd3edfee7708…`
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2025-02	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`b8a1b40f171c…`
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP	2025-01	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`03ed91905a0d…`
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-12	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`2680178bc6a6…`
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-09	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`5bbf6a4d5a75…`
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-11	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`d8e5a09893c0…`
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC	2024-10	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`d06236e962d9…`
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2024-08	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`79d66fd596c7…`
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2024-07	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`301d65b070ca…`
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2024-06	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`1e350fbaab3a…`
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC	2024-05	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`8072bd15b7f6…`
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2022-06	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`5c6f7cd8ea54…`
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC	2022-04	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`5d02ea3f76ae…`
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC	2022-04	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`4b0b4de00fa7…`
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC	2019-12	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`74a2ff9319b5…`
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC	2022-03	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`bb7c543d1eb4…`
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC	2021-12	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`782e0a99824c…`
2021-05-05 16:15 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2021-05	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`87673890dc5c…`
2021-03-12 10:30 UTC	2021-03	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`5aa47cf7b7d7…`
2020-12-22 03:56 UTC	2020-12	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`8869cabd3fbd…`
2020-11-12 02:37 UTC	2020-11	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`c0c555d07b60…`
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC	2019-12	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`3f01610625f2…`
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC	2019-09	N020204-002	ALEVE	EQ 200MG BASE	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`b00525d2431f…`
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC	2019-07	N020204-002	ALEVE	EQ 200MG BASE	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`ea99ee380514…`
2024-03-16 18:09 UTC · 4 captures of this ZIP	2024-03	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`6a51e52b5d6a…`
2024-02-18 07:12 UTC	2024-02	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`1c564ffb4f44…`
2023-12-20 04:57 UTC	2023-12	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`ea1830bbd6c7…`
2023-11-28 05:40 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-11	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`a72a2bbeb626…`
2023-10-25 00:34 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-10	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`9b2671bbb829…`
2023-07-15 15:27 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP	2023-07	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`a67488948f0b…`
2023-06-13 01:57 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP	2023-06	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`3f0d92c62455…`
2023-05-13 08:27 UTC	2023-05	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`053a50430f4f…`
2023-01-26 05:58 UTC	2023-01	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`3bdfa0b2c4d7…`
2022-11-12 20:34 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP	2022-11	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`3a93d1ddd44b…`
2022-10-28 04:53 UTC	2022-10	N020204-002	ALEVE	220MG	TABLET / ORAL	RLD, RS	1994-01-11	`f41ea6bd6efb…`

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
Brand	Generic	Manufacturer	SPL set ID	Effective date	Available safety fields	Join
Aleve Caplets	NAPROXEN SODIUM	Bayer HealthCare LLC.	a3745850-3e32-4884-b315-161bcb9996ed	2025-12-04		Exact identifier ndc (product): 0280-6000
356994dc-ff3f-4c87-80f4-a6a493078fe3			aa9dfc22-a5e4-432b-b7c8-bdddfdab9d11	2016-03-14	Warnings	Exact identifier spl id: 356994dc-ff3f-4c87-80f4-a6a493078fe3 spl set id: aa9dfc22-a5e4-432b-b7c8-bdddfdab9d11

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