Lornoxicam
Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?
Rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Peptic ulceration. Severe renal impairment. Pregnancy and lactation.Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Active infections, asthma, allergic disorders, haemorrhagic disorders, hypertension, impaired renal, hepatic cardiac function.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Nausea, haematologic disorders, CNS effects. Abdominal pain, dizziness, diarrhoea, visual disturbance, tinnitus, nephrotoxicity, fluid retention, photosensitivity, alveolitis, toxic epidermal necrolysis, hypertension, insomnia, palpitation, somnolence, pancreatitis.
Drug Category/Class
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Oxicams
- Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products, Non-Steroids
- Antiinflammatory and Antirheumatic Products
- Musculo-Skeletal System
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
- Oxicams
| Prescribed | For the treatment of acute mild to moderate pain, as well as pain and inflammation of the joints caused by certain types of rheumatic diseases. |
| Weight : | 371.81 |
| Structure | Lornoxicam |
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| Formula | C13H10ClN3O4S2 |
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