Země: Velká Británie
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Etoricoxib
DE Pharmaceuticals
M01AH05
Etoricoxib
30mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 10010100
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 Přečtěte si celý dokument