Arcoxia 120 mg 7 Tabs As Analgesic

Points of interest:

• Do not take aspirin for pain relief while using Arcoxia tablets.

• Do not take Arcoxia tablets if you are dehydrated, due to severe vomiting or diarrhea.

• Stop this medication and tell your doctor immediately if you develop swollen ankles, difficulty in breathing, chest pain, black stools or dark vomit.



Side effects of Arcoxia tablets:

• Dizziness.

• High blood pressure.

• Palpitations.

• Fluid retention.

• Raised liver enzymes.



Cautions:

• Patients with most at risk of developing GIT complications.

• Patients with significant risk factors for cardiovascular diseases should only be treated with etoricoxib with special and careful consideration.

• Administration of etoricoxib may impair renal function specially under conditions of compromised renal perfusion.

• Any patients with any signs or symptoms of liver dysfunction or in whom an abnormal liver function test has occurred should be monitored.

• Etoricoxib should be discontinued in patients with abnormal liver function tests (3x upper the limit of normal).

• Contraindicated in patients with active peptic ulceration/ GI bleeding.

• Contraindicated in patients with active sulfonamide sensitivity.

• Contraindicated in patients with severe hepatic dysfunction.

• Contraindicated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

• Contraindicated in patients with renal impairment.



Interactions:

• Rifamycin: plasma concentration of etoricoxib is reduced by rifamycin.

• Ethinylestradiol: etoricoxib increases plasma concentration of ethinylestradiol.

• Digoxin: etoricoxib increases plasma concentration of digoxin.



Indications:

Arcoxia tablets used for:

• Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

• Ankylosing spondylitis.

• Relief of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

• Relief of acute pain.

• Acute gouty arthritis.



How To Store?

room temperature



Size:

7 Tabs