Felden 0.5% gel 15 g

Felden 0.5% gel 15 g

Composition:
Each gram of gel contains:
Piroxicam 5 mg
Auxiliary components:
Carbomer, ethanol 95%, propylene glycol, trolamine, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, purified water.
Properties:
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug from the oxicam group.
It has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic effects.
The mechanism of action is associated with inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis due to inhibition of cyclooxygenase activity.
Relieves pain syndrome. Weakens or reliev inflammation and pain in joints at rest and during movement, reduces morning stiffness and swelling of the joints, helps to increase the range of motion.
The analgesic effect occurs 30 minutes after taking the drug inside. The anti-inflammatory effect appears by the end of the first week of treatment. After a single dose, the action lasts for 24 hours.
Indications:
For systemic and external use: articular syndrome (rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout), back pain, neuralgia, myalgia, traumatic inflammation of soft tissues and musculoskeletal system. For systemic use: dysmenorrhea in patients over 12 years old, acute infectious and inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
Method of administration and dosage:
Topically applied 3-4 times/day.
Contraindications:
Indications in the history of bronchial asthurticaria, acute rhinitis associated with the intake of acetylsalicylic acid and other NSAIs;
Peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum in the acute phase;
Disturbances in the picture of peripheral blood of unknown origin (including in the anamnesis);
Severe liver and kidney dysfunctions;
Pregnancy;
Lactation period;
Children and adolescence up to 12 years old;
Increased sensitivity to piroxicam.
Precautions:
With extreme caution, the drug should be prescribed to patients with gastrointestinal diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease) in history, arterial hypertension, chronic heart failure, infectious diseases, as well as elderl patients.
With caution and only under the supervision of a physician, the drug is prescribed to patients with bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyposis, chronic obstructive respiratory diseases.
During the period of taking the drug, avoid the simultaneous intake of alcohol.
Side effects:
On the part of the digestive system:
Often heartburn,nausea,vomiting,diarrhea,erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract with possible bleeding and perforations (the frequency of these disorders increases with an increase in the daily dose of the drug).
From the side of the central nervous system:
Dizziness,headache,drowsiness,disorientation.
Allergic reactions:
Itching, urticaria.
Dermatological reactions:
Photosensitivity.
From the hematopoietic system:
Rarely anemia, granulocytopenia.
From the urinary system:
Rarely – renal dysfunction.
Storage method:
At a temperature not higher than 25 degrees.
Packaging:
The cardboard box holds 15 gram tubes.