INGREDIENT FORMULA OF DRUGS

Each tablet contains

Active ingredient: Piroxicam 20mg.
Ingredients excipients: lactose monohydrate, Povidone K30, Magnesium stearate, talc, corn starch.
POINT
Piroxicam is indicated as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, tendinitis, bursitis, neuritis, back pain and swelling, Post-traumatic and surgical edema.

DOSAGE – DOSAGE

How to use

Oral medications.

Dosage
Adults: 20mg once daily (some people may respond to 10mg / day, others may need to take 30mg / day in 1-2 divided doses / day). long, the drug concentration has not reached a stable level within 7-10 days, so the response to the drug increases slowly over several weeks; Piroxicam is also used in the treatment of acute gout at a dose of 40mg / day for 5-7 days.
Children: The drug should not be used on children. However, piroxicam can also be used for children aged 6 and older with rheumatoid arthritis. Usual oral dose: 5 mg / day for children weighing less than 15kg, 10mg / day for children weighing 16 – 25kg, 15 mg / day for children weighing 26 – 45kg, and 20mg / day for children weighing 46 kg or more .

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Piroxicam should not be used in patients with advanced peptic ulcer, gastrointestinal bleeding, severe gastritis, renal and hepatic dysfunction, and drug hypersensitivity.
Pregnant and lactating women.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING

Use with caution in the following cases: Elderly people; people with bleeding disorders, heart disease, a history of peptic ulcer, liver or kidney failure; people taking diuretics.
Pregnant women: Like other inhibitors for prostaglandin synthesis and release, piroxicam poses a risk of increased pulmonary residual pressure in newborns, due to prenatal closure of the ductus arteriosus if these drugs are used in 3 Last month of pregnancy. Piroxicam also inhibits labor in labor, prolongs pregnancy and gastrointestinal toxicity in pregnant women. Do not use piroxicam for pregnant women last 3 months or near labor.
Breastfeeding mothers: Piroxicam is excreted into human milk. Safety has not been established for mothers during breastfeeding.

UNWANTED EFFECTS

The drug is generally well tolerated, gastrointestinal symptoms are common adverse effects but in most cases do not affect the course of treatment.
As with other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, transient elevations of liver enzymes may occur.
Hypersensitivity reactions on the skin have been reported but occurred in a very small percentage.
Like other non-steroidal analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs reduce platelet aggregation and bleeding time

OVERDOSAGE AND DOSAGE: Symptoms of overdose may include: weakness, drowsiness, stomach pain, vomiting, abdominal pain, bloody or black stools, vomiting blood or vomit-like vomit. coffee, shortness of breath, coma. If the victim is comatose or unable to breathe, seek emergency medical attention immediately.

STORAGE: Keep in the original packaging, the temperature does not exceed 30 ֯ C.

QUALITY STANDARDS: Manufacturer

SHELF LIFE: 36 months from date of manufacture.

MANUFACTURED BY: S.C.ARENA GROUP S.A. – Romania