Etoricoxib Stada
Etoricoxib Stada is a medicine that helps reduce pain and swelling in joints and muscles for conditions like arthritis, gout, and after dental surgery.
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is 30 mg, 60 mg, or 90 mg once daily, depending on your condition, as prescribed by your doctor. For gout, it's typically 120 mg daily for up to 8 days, and for dental surgery pain, 90 mg daily for up to 3 days.
Method
Take the tablets by mouth once a day, with or without food.
Do not exceed 120 mg per day, and for long-term use, the maximum is 90 mg daily.
Possible Side Effects
- •Stomach pain
- •Dry socket (inflammation and pain after tooth extraction)
- •Swelling in legs and/or feet due to fluid retention
- •Dizziness, headache
- •Palpitations (fast or irregular heartbeat), irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
- •High blood pressure
- •Wheezing or shortness of breath (bronchospasm)
- •Constipation, gas, gastritis, heartburn, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, esophageal inflammation, mouth ulcers
- •Changes in liver function test results
- •Tendency to bruise
- •Fatigue and weakness, flu-like symptoms
- •Stomach and gut inflammation, upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection
- •Changes in lab values (e.g., reduced red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets)
- •Allergic reaction, including severe hives requiring immediate medical attention
- •Increased or decreased appetite, weight gain
- •Anxiety, depression, reduced mental sharpness, hallucinations
- •Taste disturbance, insomnia, numbness or tingling, drowsiness
- •Blurred vision, eye irritation and redness
- •Ringing in ears, dizziness (feeling of spinning)
- •Abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation), fast heart rate, heart failure, chest tightness/pressure (angina), heart attack
- •Flushing, stroke, mini-stroke (TIA), severe increase in blood pressure, blood vessel inflammation
- •Cough, shortness of breath, nosebleed
- •Abdominal swelling, changes in bowel habits, dry mouth, stomach ulcer, severe stomach lining inflammation that can lead to bleeding, irritable bowel, pancreatitis
- •Facial swelling, rash or itchy skin, skin redness
- •Muscle cramps or spasms, muscle pain or stiffness
- •High blood potassium, changes in kidney function tests, severe kidney disease
- •Chest pain
- •Severe allergic reaction with swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat causing breathing or swallowing difficulties (angioedema, anaphylactic shock).
- •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, other ingredients, or other NSAID pain relievers.
- Do not take if you have a stomach ulcer or bleeding in your stomach or intestines.
- Avoid if you have severe liver or kidney disease.
- Do not use if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or under 16 years old.
- Do not use if you have uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart problems, or have had a heart attack or stroke.
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- Do not use if you have inflammatory bowel disease (like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis).
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)