Voltaren Amp 75 mg/3ml

Country: Jordan

Language: English

Source: JFDA (Jordan Food & Drug Administration - المؤسسة العامة للغذاء والدواء)

Active ingredient:

Diclofenac Sodium 75 mg/3ml

Available from:

شركة مستودع الأدوية الأردني - The Jordan Drugstore Co

ATC code:

M01AB05

INN (International Name):

Diclofenac Sodium 75 mg/3ml

Dosage:

75 mg/3ml

Units in package:

5 Amp X 3ml

Manufactured by:

NOVARTIS PHARMA STEIN AG /SWI (سويسرا)

Product summary:

3.47 :سعر الجمهور + الضريبة

Patient Information leaflet

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VOLTAREN
® FOR INJECTION
COMPOSITION
ACTIVE SUBSTANCE: Diclofenac sodium
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM AND QUANTITY OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCE PER UNIT
i.m.: Solution for injection
i.v.: Concentrate for solution for infusion.
Ampoules (3 ml) containing 75 mg diclofenac sodium
INDICATIONS / POTENTIAL USES
INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION
Initial treatment of:

Exacerbation of inflammatory or degenerative forms of rheumatism:
rheumatoid arthritis,
ankylosing spondylitis, arthrosis, spondylarthritis, painful syndromes
of the vertebral
column, non-articular rheumatism.

Acute attacks of gout.

Renal and biliary colic.

Post-traumatic and postoperative pain, inflammation and swelling.

Severe migraine attacks.
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Treatment or prevention of postoperative pain in hospitalized
patients.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
As a general recommendation, the dose should be individually adjusted,
and the lowest
effective dose should be given for the shortest possible period of
time.
ADULTS
Treatment with Voltaren for injection should not be given for more
than 2 days. If necessary,
treatment may be continued with Voltaren tablets or suppositories.
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_INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION _
The following instructions for i.m. injection must be followed in
order to avoid damage to
nerves or other tissue at the injection site.
The usual dosage is one 75 mg ampoule daily, given by deep
intragluteal injection into the
upper outer quadrant. In severe cases (e.g. colic) the daily dose may
exceptionally be
increased to two 75 mg ampoules (one given into each buttock),
separated by an interval of a
few hours. However, one 75 mg ampoule can also be combined with other
dosage forms of
Voltaren (e.g. tablets, suppositories) up to a daily total maximum of
150 mg.
In the treatment of migraine attacks, clinical experience is limited
to the following approach:
Administration of one 75 mg ampoule as soon as possible, followed on
the same day by
suppositories up to 100 mg if required. The total dose on the first
day should not exceed
175 mg. No data are a