FLUFENAMIC ACID

Do not take this drug:

• If you are allergic to any ingredient in this drug.
• If you previously had bleedings or perforations in your gastrointestinal system caused by NSAID.
• If you have, or have ever had, peptic ulceration (ulcer in your stomach or duodenum) or bleeding in your digestive tract.
• If you have a fever or any active bleedings.
• If you have serious heart failure or serious liver or kidney disease.
• If you are in the beginning of the 6th month of pregnancy.

Common side effects may include:

• Photosensitivity
• Acute Protocolitis
• Gastrointestinal Discomfort
• Nausea
• Diarrhoea

Notify your doctor promptly if any of these symptoms persist or worsen.

Your doctor may have prescribed this medication because he or she judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects.

Serious side effects may include:

• Hypersensitivity
• Asthma

Seek immediate medical attention if you experience any of these serious side effects.

Precautions

Before taking this drug, tell your doctor or pharmacist:

• If you are allergic to any of its content or if you have any other allergies.
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• If you are over 60 years old.
• Your medical condition or history.

Interactions

Drug interactions may either lessen the effectiveness of this drug or heighten the risk for severe side effects. It’s important to inform your doctor all the medication including prescription and non-prescription and herbal medicines you are taking or going to take.

Possible interactions with this drug are:

• Oral Anticoagulants
• Phenytoin
• Sulphonylureas
• Lithium
• Methotrexate
• Cardiac Glycosides
• Ace Inhibitors
• Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
• Quinolones

Call emergency hotline if someone has overdosed and has serious symptoms such as passing out or trouble breathing.

Available brand/s:

• Flufenamic Acid