Etoricoxib Orion
Etoricoxib Orion is a medicine that helps reduce pain and swelling in joints and muscles caused by conditions like arthritis and gout, and also for short-term pain after dental surgery.
How to Use
Dosage
The dose varies by condition, typically 30-120 mg once daily as prescribed by your doctor.
Method
Take the tablets by mouth once daily, with or without food.
Do not exceed the dose prescribed by your doctor. The maximum daily dose is 120 mg for short-term use (gout) and 90 mg for other conditions (or lower with liver problems).
Possible Side Effects
- •Stomach pain
- •Dry socket (pain after tooth extraction)
- •Swelling in hands or feet (fluid retention)
- •Dizziness, headache
- •Palpitations (fast or irregular heartbeat), irregular heart rhythm
- •High blood pressure
- •Wheezing or shortness of breath
- •Constipation, gas, stomach inflammation, heartburn, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, esophagus inflammation, mouth sores
- •Abnormal liver test results
- •Bruising
- •Fatigue and weakness, flu-like symptoms
- •Stomach flu (gastroenteritis), upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection
- •Changes in blood cell counts (fewer red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets)
- •Allergic reaction (including hives that need urgent medical care)
- •Increased or decreased appetite, weight gain
- •Anxiety, depression, poor concentration, seeing or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
- •Changes in taste, trouble sleeping, numbness, tingling, drowsiness
- •Blurred vision, eye irritation and redness
- •Ringing in the ears, feeling like you are spinning (vertigo)
- •Abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), rapid heartbeat, heart failure, chest tightness or pressure, heart attack
- •Flushing, stroke, mini-stroke, very high blood pressure, blood vessel inflammation
- •Cough, shortness of breath, nosebleed
- •Abdominal bloating; changes in bowel function; dry mouth; stomach ulcer; serious stomach lining inflammation that can lead to bleeding; irritable bowel syndrome; pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
- •Swelling of the face, rash or itchy skin, redness of the skin
- •Muscle cramps or spasms, muscle pain or stiffness
- •High blood potassium levels, changes in kidney function blood or urine tests, severe kidney disease
- •Chest pain
- •Angioedema (severe allergic reaction with swelling of face, lips, tongue and/or throat that can cause breathing/swallowing difficulties and needs urgent medical attention), anaphylactic shock (a very severe allergic reaction that needs immediate medical care)
- •Confusion, restlessness
- •Liver problems (hepatitis), low blood sodium, liver failure, yellow skin and/or eyes (jaundice)
- •Severe skin reactions
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to etoricoxib or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have a stomach ulcer or bleeding in your stomach or intestines.
- Do not take if you are allergic to NSAIDs (like ibuprofen or naproxen) or aspirin.
- Do not take if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant, or are breastfeeding.
- Do not take if you have severe liver or kidney disease.
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- Do not give this medicine to children under 16 years of age.
- Do not take if you have an inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease.
- Do not take if you have heart problems, including heart failure, chest pain, uncontrolled high blood pressure, a heart attack, bypass surgery, or peripheral artery disease.
- Do not take if you have had a stroke or mini-stroke (TIA).
- Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you get shortness of breath, chest pain, or swelling in your ankles that is new or getting worse.
- Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if your skin or eyes turn yellow (signs of liver problems).
- Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have severe or lasting stomach pain or black stools.
- Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have a severe allergic reaction (like skin rashes, sores, swelling of your face/lips/tongue/throat, or trouble breathing).
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)