Aleve

Manufacturer
Bayer HealthCare LLC.
Effective date
2025-12-04
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
14
Source
full-release
Hydrated at
2026-06-01 01:20:01

Label at a glance#

ProductAleve Gelcaps
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 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 ask a doctor

Storage and handling

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

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Drug Facts

Active ingredient (in each tablet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

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

1 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Purpose

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

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 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
  • ask a doctor

Other information

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

  • each tablet 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

D&C yellow #10 aluminum lake, edetate disodium, edible ink, FD&C blue #1, FD&C yellow #6 aluminum lake, gelatin, glycerin, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, stearic acid, talc, titanium dioxide

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-395-0689 (Mon - Fri 9AM - 5PM EST)

SPL UNCLASSIFIED SECTION

Dist. by :

Bayer Healthcare LLC

Whippany, NJ 07981

PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Aleve Gelcaps - 40 Count CartonAleve Gelcaps - 40 Count CartonSOFT GRIP® ARTHRITIS CAP

ALL DAY STRONG®

ALEVE®

naproxen sodium tablets, 220 mg (NSAID)

Pain reliever/fever reducer

THIS PACKAGE IS

CHILD-RESISTANT

STRENGTH

TO LAST

12 HOURS

40 GELCAPS

GELATIN COATED

CAPSULE-SHAPED TABLETS

DailyMed RxNorm Mappings#

RxCUI, RxNorm string, TTY table
RxCUIRxNorm stringTTYSPL version
849728Aleve 220 MG Oral TabletPSN14
849574naproxen sodium 220 MG Oral TabletPSN14
849728naproxen sodium 220 MG Oral Tablet [Aleve]SBD14
849574naproxen sodium 220 MG Oral TabletSCD14
849728Aleve 220 MG Oral TabletSY14
849574naproxen sodium 220 MG (as naproxen 200 MG) Oral TabletSY14

DailyMed Pharmacologic Classes#

Class, Version, Type table
ClassVersionTypeEffective
NAPROXEN Pharmacologic Class Indexing2Indexing - Pharmacologic Class20191108

Product Linked Resources#

Resource, Code type, Value table
ResourceCode typeValueEquivalent identifiersSource image
BarcodeEAN-130025866592346GTIN-13: 0025866592346
EAN-13: 0025866592346
GTIN-12: 025866592346
UPC-A: 025866592346
GTIN storage (14 digits): 00025866592346
Aleve Gelcaps - 40 Count Carton.jpg

DailyMed Product Concepts#

Product concept, Relation, Version table
Product conceptRelationVersionEffective
fef6ad89-235f-4274-ba49-a8e53642473eProduct name220250225
87fed3e6-8fba-48ef-96b0-3a7fb54b96ffProduct name320230306
b5fdaaec-7251-4da6-9cb2-4e9e76939ec8Product name120200623
e76dbbc1-775d-722c-08ff-ed45e8a80defProduct name320181002
6f4f4521-fd56-1ae6-888b-3b021bd75c7cProduct name120140508
ce67e27d-1d21-5465-4409-b0662dd99d4dProduct name120140508

DailyMed Package Descriptions#

Package NDC, Product, Description table
Package NDCProductDescriptionFormQuantityStrengthSPL version
0280-6070-40AleveGelcaps40 in 1 BOTTLETABLET, COATED4014
0280-6070-40AleveGelcaps1 in 1 CARTONTABLET, COATED114

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0280-6070-40EA - Each0280-607076bcd6bc-e38b-4d68-8427-3444e080ed6e12022-08-04

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
IngredientTypeUNIISPL versionUploaded
NAPROXEN SODIUMACTIVE INGREDIENT9TN87S3A3C1
NAPROXENACTIVE MOIETY57Y76R9ATQ1
ALUMINUM OXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENTLMI26O69331
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEINACTIVE INGREDIENTOP1R32D61U1
D&C YELLOW NO. 10INACTIVE INGREDIENT35SW5USQ3G1
EDETATE DISODIUMINACTIVE INGREDIENT7FLD91C86K1
FD&C BLUE NO. 1INACTIVE INGREDIENTH3R47K3TBD1
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6INACTIVE INGREDIENTH77VEI93A81
GELATININACTIVE INGREDIENT2G86QN327L1
GLYCERININACTIVE INGREDIENTPDC6A3C0OX1
HYPROMELLOSESINACTIVE INGREDIENT3NXW29V3WO1
MAGNESIUM STEARATEINACTIVE INGREDIENT70097M6I301
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLSINACTIVE INGREDIENT3WJQ0SDW1A1
POVIDONESINACTIVE INGREDIENTFZ989GH94E1
STEARIC ACIDINACTIVE INGREDIENT4ELV7Z65AP1
TALCINACTIVE INGREDIENT7SEV7J4R1U1
TITANIUM DIOXIDEINACTIVE INGREDIENT15FIX9V2JP1

Products#

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

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NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
0280-60700280-6070-40

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 16 matching rows.

Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 1 · 28 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredientIID ingredientUNIIDosage form / routePotencyMaximum daily exposureMatch
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, COATED / ORAL0.21 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, COATED / ORAL184 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
ALUMINUM OXIDEALUMINUM OXIDELMI26O6933TABLET / ORALNAExact identifier — unii+route
2 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, COATED / ORAL320.75 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXTABLET, COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
EDETATE DISODIUMEDETATE DISODIUM7FLD91C86KTABLET, COATED / ORAL0.21 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, COATED / ORAL42.4 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDETITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPTABLET, COATED / ORAL49 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UTABLET, COATED / ORAL920 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1FD&C BLUE NO. 1H3R47K3TBDTABLET, COATED / ORAL0.52 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACIDSTEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APTABLET, COATED / ORAL42.4 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10D&C YELLOW NO. 1035SW5USQ3GTABLET, COATED / ORAL2.5 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
MAGNESIUM STEARATEMAGNESIUM STEARATE70097M6I30TABLET, COATED / ORAL184 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOTABLET, COATED / ORAL58 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
D&C YELLOW NO. 10D&C YELLOW NO. 1035SW5USQ3GTABLET, COATED / ORAL2.5 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
GLYCERINGLYCERINPDC6A3C0OXTABLET, COATED / ORAL1 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
TITANIUM DIOXIDETITANIUM DIOXIDE15FIX9V2JPTABLET, COATED / ORAL49 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSESHYPROMELLOSE3NXW29V3WOTABLET, COATED / ORAL58 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C BLUE NO. 1FD&C BLUE NO. 1H3R47K3TBDTABLET, COATED / ORAL0.52 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LTABLET, COATED / ORAL42.12 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
GELATINGELATIN2G86QN327LTABLET, COATED / ORAL42.12 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
CELLULOSE, MICROCRYSTALLINEMICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSEOP1R32D61UTABLET, COATED / ORAL920 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
TALCTALC7SEV7J4R1UTABLET, COATED / ORAL320.75 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
ALUMINUM OXIDEALUMINUM OXIDELMI26O6933TABLET / ORALNAExact identifier — unii+route
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, COATED / ORAL3.17 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
FD&C YELLOW NO. 6FD&C YELLOW NO. 6H77VEI93A8TABLET, COATED / ORAL3.17 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET, COATED / ORAL49.2 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONESPOVIDONEFZ989GH94ETABLET, COATED / ORAL49.2 mgExact identifier — unii+route+dosage form
2 equally ranked IID candidates

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-productTrade nameIngredientStrengthDosage form / routeTE codesRLD / RSApproval date
N020204-002ALEVENAPROXEN SODIUM220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11

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
CapturedEditionApplication-productTrade nameStrengthDosage form / routeProduct TE source textRLD / RSApproval dateSource SHA-256
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2026-08-18 06:07:402026-07N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11caaa826d4ba7…
2026-02-19 14:30 UTC2026-02N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11011fe1cb6892…
2025-12-14 10:44 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2025-12N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-1131067a03dcf5…
2025-08-23 18:47 UTC2025-08N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-116a471c1ec25d…
2025-03-22 03:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-03N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11fd3edfee7708…
2025-02-26 10:13 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2025-02N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11b8a1b40f171c…
2025-01-19 17:59 UTC · 7 captures of this ZIP2025-01N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-1103ed91905a0d…
2024-12-13 21:23 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-12N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-112680178bc6a6…
2024-09-14 05:58 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-09N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-115bbf6a4d5a75…
2024-11-08 22:44 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-11N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11d8e5a09893c0…
2024-10-29 15:01 UTC2024-10N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11d06236e962d9…
2024-08-13 05:28 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2024-08N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-1179d66fd596c7…
2024-07-13 05:37 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2024-07N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11301d65b070ca…
2024-06-18 03:08 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2024-06N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-111e350fbaab3a…
2024-05-31 18:47 UTC2024-05N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-118072bd15b7f6…
2022-06-29 02:47 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2022-06N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-115c6f7cd8ea54…
2022-04-08 23:34 UTC2022-04N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-115d02ea3f76ae…
2022-04-04 05:41 UTC2022-04N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-114b0b4de00fa7…
2019-12-13 00:20 UTC2019-12N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-1174a2ff9319b5…
2022-03-09 01:35 UTC2022-03N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11bb7c543d1eb4…
2021-12-28 21:50 UTC2021-12N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11782e0a99824c…
2021-05-05 16:15 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2021-05N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-1187673890dc5c…
2021-03-12 10:30 UTC2021-03N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-115aa47cf7b7d7…
2020-12-22 03:56 UTC2020-12N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-118869cabd3fbd…
2020-11-12 02:37 UTC2020-11N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11c0c555d07b60…
2019-12-14 00:12 UTC2019-12N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-113f01610625f2…
2019-09-15 20:21 UTC2019-09N020204-002ALEVEEQ 200MG BASETABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11b00525d2431f…
2019-07-19 19:46 UTC2019-07N020204-002ALEVEEQ 200MG BASETABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11ea99ee380514…
2024-03-16 18:09 UTC · 4 captures of this ZIP2024-03N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-116a51e52b5d6a…
2024-02-18 07:12 UTC2024-02N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-111c564ffb4f44…
2023-12-20 04:57 UTC2023-12N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11ea1830bbd6c7…
2023-11-28 05:40 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-11N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11a72a2bbeb626…
2023-10-25 00:34 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-10N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-119b2671bbb829…
2023-07-15 15:27 UTC · 2 captures of this ZIP2023-07N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11a67488948f0b…
2023-06-13 01:57 UTC · 3 captures of this ZIP2023-06N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-113f0d92c62455…
2023-05-13 08:27 UTC2023-05N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11053a50430f4f…
2023-01-26 05:58 UTC2023-01N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-113bdfa0b2c4d7…
2022-11-12 20:34 UTC · 5 captures of this ZIP2022-11N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-113a93d1ddd44b…
2022-10-28 04:53 UTC2022-10N020204-002ALEVE220MGTABLET / ORALRLD, RS1994-01-11f41ea6bd6efb…

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Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
Aleve GelcapsNAPROXEN SODIUMBayer HealthCare LLC.acea54a2-5a92-428e-a778-bb4f9d6767822025-12-04Exact identifier
ndc (package): 0280-6070-40
ndc (product): 0280-6070
ndc11 (package): 00280607040
spl id: 4526b744-fa19-0f7b-e063-6394a90a916e
spl set id: acea54a2-5a92-428e-a778-bb4f9d676782

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