| Active Ingredient | DICLOFENAC SODIUM |
| Therapeutic Class | OTHER NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS |
| Indications | Pain and inflammation in rheumatic disorders in patients intolerant or resistant to aspirin and indomethacin. |
| Caution | G.I. irritation; allergic disorders (as for asp irin) but less frequent. c.f. prescribing in liver and renal disease p. 13; 28. |
| Dose Range |
Adult: 25-50mg every 6-8 hours or 75-150 mg in divided doses, or 100mg daily as a single dose using the Retard preparation. Take with food.Inj.: I.M. 25-50mg every 6-8 hours. Supp: 50mg at night or every 6-8 hours if tablets are not tolerated. See BDS sup |
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| Pregnancy | Avoid unless the potential benefit outweighs the risk. |
| Breast Feeding | Diclofenac is distributed in breastmilk and is not recommended in lactating wome More ... |
| Active Ingredient | DICLOFENAC SODIUM |
| Therapeutic Class | EENT ANTI INFLAMMATORY AGENTS MISCELLANEOUS |
| Indications | Cataract extracation, eye pain, refractive keratoplasty . |
| Caution | Transient burning and stinging, keratitis and elevated intraocular pressure, peripheral corneal infiltrates. Ophthalmic diclofenac solution should not be used with soft contact lenses but m More ... |
| Dose Range | Extraction of cataract: 1 drop into affected eye four times a day for 14 days, begin 24 hours post op. Filamentary Keratitis: 1 drop into affected ey e four times a day for 28 day s. Light intolerance, eye p ain, refractive keratop l |
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| Breast Feeding |