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Flexivan ER 200mg (Extended Release Tablet)

Manufactured by: NIPRO JMI Pharma Limited

Aceclofenac Similar medicine

Flexivan ER is indicated for

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Ankylosing spondylitis;

Precautions and warnings

Patients with GI disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, hematological abnormalities, hepatic porphyria; bronchial asthma; heart failure, or hypertension; minor renal, hepatic, or cardiac impairment should be treated with caution. It's possible that it'll affect your capacity to drive or operate machinery. Elderly.

Side-effects

  • Diarrhoea
  • nausea
  • dyspepsia
  • abdominal pain
  • dizziness
  • rashes; increased LFTs. Potentially Fatal: Severe GI bleeding; nephrotoxicity; blood dyscrasias.

Drug Interactions

Lithium and digoxin plasma concentrations may rise. When used with diuretics or ciclosporin, it might cause nephrotoxicity. When taking potassium-sparing diuretics or ACE inhibitors, keep an eye on your potassium levels. Anticoagulant action may be enhanced. When provided within 24 hours of methotrexate administration, it may increase the risk of methotrexate toxicity. Other NSAIDs increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. Quinolones increase the chance of convulsions.

Contraindications

Patients with infections; hypersensitivity to aspirin or NSAIDs; moderate to severe renal impairment; pregnancy (3rd trimester); history of peptic ulcers or GI bleed.

Mode of actions

Aceclofenac is an anti-inflammatory and analgesic phenylacetic acid derivative. It is a strong inhibitor of the enzyme cyclo-oxygenase, which is involved in prostaglandin synthesis.

Dosage & Administration

Adult: PO Ankylosing spondylitis; Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis 100 mg twice daily.

Pregnancy & Lactation

FDA has not yet classified this medicine into a specified pregnancy category. Although there is no enough evidence that taking this medicine during you are pregnant is harmful.

Discuss with your doctor if you are trying to get pregnant while taking this medicine too.

If you do become pregnant while you are taking this medicine, you should continue to take it and contact with your doctors as quickly as possible. They can assist you to decide whether or not to keep taking this medicine. If you abandon taking this medicine and become sick, this would be more pernicious to your child than staying on the medication.


There is no specific information about whether this medicine is passed on to the baby through breast milk. During this medication, if your baby becomes very sleepy, restless, fatigued, exhibit feeding problems, stop breastfeeding and talk to your doctors very quickly.

Pack Size & Price

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