Arcoxia 30mg tablets

Země: Velká Británie

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivní složka:

Etoricoxib

Dostupné s:

Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd

ATC kód:

M01AH05

INN (Mezinárodní Name):

Etoricoxib

Dávkování:

30mg

Léková forma:

Oral tablet

Podání:

Oral

Třída:

No Controlled Drug Status

Druh předpisu:

Valid as a prescribable product

Přehled produktů:

BNF: 10010100

Informace pro uživatele

ARCOXIA
® 30 MG FILM COATED TABLETS
(ETORICOXIB)
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
The name of your medicine is Arcoxia
®
30 mg Film Coated
Tablets,
throughout
this
leaflet
it
will
be
referred
to
as
Arcoxia
®
. Other strengths are available.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1) What Arcoxia
®
is and what it is used for
2) What you need to know before you take Arcoxia
®
3) How to take Arcoxia
®
4) Possible side effects
5) How to store Arcoxia
®
6) Contents of the pack and other information
1) WHAT ARCOXIA
® IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
WHAT IS ARCOXIA
®
?
•
Arcoxia
®
contains
the
active
substance
etoricoxib.
Arcoxia
®
is
one
of
a
group
of
medicines
called
selective COX-2 inhibitors. These belong to a family of
medicines called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs).
WHAT IS ARCOXIA
® USED FOR?
•
Arcoxia
®
helps
to
reduce
the
pain
and
swelling
(inflammation) in the joints and muscles of people 16
years of age and older with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid
arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and gout.
•
Arcoxia
®
is also used for the short term treatment of
moderate pain after dental surgery in people 16 years
of age and older.
WHAT IS OSTEOARTHRITIS?
Osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints. It results from the
gradual breakdown of cartilage that cushions the ends of the
bones. This causes swelling (inflammation), pain, tenderness,
stiffness and disability.
WHAT IS RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a long term inflammatory disease of
the joints. It causes pain, stiffness, swelling, and increasing
loss of movement in the joints it affects. It may also cause
inflammation in other areas of the body.
WHAT IS GOUT?
Gout is a disease of sudden, recurring attacks of very painful
inflammation
and
redness
in
the
joints.
It
is
caused
by
deposits of mineral crystals in the joint.
WHAT IS ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS?
Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease of the spine
and large joints.
2)
WHAT
YOU
NEED
TO
KNOW
BEFORE
YOU
TAKE
ARCOXIA
®
DO NOT TAKE ARCOXIA
®
:
•
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to