Etoricoxib Ratiopharm
Etoricoxib ratiopharm helps relieve pain and swelling in joints and muscles caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, or after dental surgery for patients 16 years and older.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will prescribe the right dose for your condition, usually between 30 mg and 120 mg once a day.
Method
Take your tablet by mouth once a day, with or without food.
Do not take more than your doctor prescribes. For most conditions, the maximum daily dose is 60 mg or 90 mg. For gout, it's 120 mg for up to 8 days, and for dental pain, it's 90 mg for up to 3 days. If you have liver problems, your dose may be lower (30 mg or 60 mg).
Possible Side Effects
- •Stomach pain
- •Swelling in the legs and/or feet due to fluid retention
- •Dizziness, headache
- •Palpitations, irregular heartbeat
- •High blood pressure
- •Wheezing, shortness of breath
- •Constipation, gas, heartburn, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, esophagus inflammation, mouth ulcers
- •Changes in liver function tests
- •Bruising
- •Fatigue, weakness, flu-like symptoms
- •Dry socket (inflammation and pain after tooth extraction)
- •Severe allergic reactions (swelling of face, lips, tongue, throat, difficulty breathing or swallowing, rash, blisters, anaphylactic shock)
- •Yellow skin and/or eyes (liver problems, liver failure)
- •Severe or persistent stomach pain or black stools (gastrointestinal bleeding)
- •Confusion, restlessness
- •Low blood sodium
- •Severe skin reactions
- •Changes in lab values (reduced red/white blood cells, platelets)
- •Increased or decreased appetite, weight gain
- •Anxiety, depression, reduced mental sharpness, hallucinations
- •Taste changes, sleeplessness, numbness or tingling, sleepiness
- •Blurred vision, eye irritation and redness
- •Ringing in ears, vertigo (feeling of spinning)
- •Atrial fibrillation, fast heart rate, heart failure, chest tightness, pressure, or heaviness, heart attack
- •Flushing, stroke, mini-stroke, severe high blood pressure, inflammation of blood vessels
- •Cough, breathlessness, nosebleeds
- •Abdominal bloating, changes in bowel habits, dry mouth, stomach ulcer, inflammation of stomach lining (can become severe and cause bleeding), irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis
- •Facial swelling, rash, itchy skin, red skin
- •Muscle cramps or spasms, muscle pain or stiffness
- •High blood potassium, changes in kidney function tests, severe kidney problems
- •Chest pain
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to etoricoxib, any other ingredients in this medicine, or other NSAID pain relievers.
- Do not use if you have an active stomach ulcer or bleeding in your stomach or intestines.
- Do not use if you have severe liver or kidney disease.
- Do not use if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.
- Do not give to children or adolescents under 16 years of age.
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- Do not use if you have inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
- Do not use if you have high blood pressure that is not controlled by medication.
- Do not use if you have heart disease, heart failure, chest pain (angina), have had a heart attack, bypass surgery, peripheral arterial disease, or a stroke. Etoricoxib may increase the risk of these conditions.
- This medicine may hide symptoms of infection, such as fever.
- Talk to your doctor if you have diabetes, high cholesterol, or if you smoke, as these factors increase your risk of heart disease.
- If you feel dizzy or sleepy, do not drive or operate machinery.
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)