Etoricoxib Krka
Etoricoxib Krka helps relieve pain and swelling in joints and muscles for conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and gout, and also provides short-term relief for moderate pain after dental surgery in patients aged 16 and older.
How to Use
Dosage
Take 30 mg to 60 mg once daily for chronic pain, or 90 mg to 120 mg once daily for acute pain, as prescribed by your doctor.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with or without food, once a day.
Do not exceed 90 mg daily for most conditions. For acute gout, maximum 120 mg for 8 days. For dental surgery pain, maximum 90 mg for 3 days. Doses are lower for liver problems (max 60 mg for mild, 30 mg for moderate).
Possible Side Effects
- •Stomach pain
- •Dry socket (pain after tooth extraction)
- •Swelling of legs and/or feet due to fluid retention
- •Dizziness, headache
- •Palpitations (fast or irregular heartbeat)
- •High blood pressure
- •Wheezing or shortness of breath
- •Constipation, gas, stomach inflammation, heartburn, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, inflamed food pipe, mouth ulcers
- •Changes in liver function blood tests
- •Tendency to bruise
- •Fatigue, weakness, flu-like symptoms
- •Stomach/intestine inflammation, upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection
- •Changes in blood tests (decreased red/white blood cells, platelets)
- •Allergic reactions (hypersensitivity, hives, severe skin reactions, swelling of face/lips/tongue/throat with breathing difficulty, shock)
- •Changes in appetite, weight gain
- •Anxiety, depression, confusion, restlessness, decreased mental sharpness, hallucinations
- •Taste changes, trouble sleeping (insomnia), numbness or tingling, drowsiness
- •Blurred vision, eye irritation and redness
- •Ringing in ears (tinnitus), vertigo (sensation of spinning)
- •Abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), rapid heart rate, heart failure, chest tightness/pressure (angina), heart attack
- •Flushing, stroke (including mini-stroke/TIA), severe increase in blood pressure, inflamed blood vessels (vasculitis)
- •Cough, shortness of breath, nosebleed
- •Abdominal bloating, changes in bowel habits, dry mouth, stomach ulcer, serious gastritis with bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis
- •Facial swelling, skin rash or itchiness, red skin
- •Muscle cramps/spasms, muscle pain or stiffness
- •High potassium levels, changes in kidney blood tests, severe kidney problems
- •Liver problems (hepatitis), liver failure, yellow skin and/or eyes
- •Low sodium levels in the blood
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to etoricoxib or similar pain relievers (NSAIDs, aspirin, COX-2 inhibitors).
- Do not take this medicine if you have a stomach ulcer or bleeding in your stomach or intestines.
- Do not take this medicine if you have severe liver or kidney disease.
- Do not take this medicine if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- Do not give this medicine to children under 16 years old.
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- Do not take this medicine if you have inflammatory bowel disease (like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis).
- Do not take this medicine if you have high blood pressure that is not controlled by medication.
- Do not take this medicine if you have a history of heart problems (like heart failure, angina, heart attack, bypass surgery, or poor circulation in legs/feet) or stroke.
- This medicine may hide fever, which is a sign of infection.
Use in Elderly Patients
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. For short-term use only. Consider adverse renal effect in chronic kidney disease. Do not use in severe renal impairment. May increase swelling, worsen renal and cardiac failure and cause cardiovascular events. Risk of gastrointestinal bleeding less than with traditional NSAIDs. Consider potential interactions especially with preparations that increase risk of bleeding. (updated 16.9.2024)