Generic Name: Diclofenac
Brand Names: Reactin, Cataflam, Voltaren, Voltaren-XR.
This medication is not meant for treatment without a specialist's intervention
Common Uses:
Reactin 50 MG Tablet DT is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug used to treat pain associated with conditions like gout, migraine, rheumatoid arthritis, sprains of muscles and joints etc. In some cases, it is also used to treat mild to moderate fever.
How to use:
Take this medication exactly as it was prescribed by your doctor. Do not take the medication in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
If you switch brands of Reactin, your dose needs may change. Follow your doctor's instructions about how much medicine to take.
Do not crush, chew, or break an extended-release tablet. Swallow the pill whole. It is specially made to release medicine slowly in the body. Breaking the pill would cause too much of the drug to be released at one time.
If you take Reactin for a long period of time, your doctor may want to check you on a regular basis to make sure this medication is not causing harmful effects. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
Warning and Precautions:
Taking an NSAID can increase your risk of life-threatening heart or circulation problems, including heart attack or stroke. This risk will increase the longer you use an NSAID. Do not use this medicine just before or after having heart bypass surgery (also called coronary artery bypass graft, or CABG). NSAIDs can also increase your risk of serious effects on the stomach or intestines, including bleeding or perforation (forming of a hole). These conditions can be fatal and gastrointestinal effects can occur without warning at any time while you are taking an NSAID. Older adults may have an even greater risk of these serious gastrointestinal side effects.
Important safety information:
This medicine can increase your risk of life-threatening heart or circulation problems, including heart attack or stroke. This risk will increase the longer you use Reactin. Do not use this medicine just before or after having heart bypass surgery (also called coronary artery bypass graft, or CABG). This medicine can also increase your risk of serious effects on the stomach or intestines, including bleeding or perforation (forming of a hole). These conditions can be fatal and gastrointestinal effects can occur without warning at any time while you are taking Reactin. Older adults may have an even greater risk of these serious gastrointestinal side effects.
Do not use any other over-the-counter cold, allergy, or pain medication without first asking your doctor or pharmacist. Many medicines available over the counter contain aspirin or other medicines similar to Reactin (such as Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, or Naproxen). If you take certain products together, you may accidentally take too much of this type of medication. Read the label of any other medicine you are using to see if it contains Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Ketoprofen, or Naproxen. Do not drink alcohol while taking Reactin. Alcohol can increase the risk of stomach bleeding caused by Reactin. Avoid exposure to unlight or artificial UV rays (sunlamps or tanning beds). Reactin can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight and sunburn may result.
Side Effects:
Get medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Stop taking Reactin and seek medical attention or call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects: chest pain, weakness, shortness of breath, slurred speech, problems with vision or balance; black, bloody, or tarry stools; coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds; swelling or rapid weight gain; urinating less than usual or not at all; nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash; bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness or fever, headache, neck stiffness, chills, increased sensitivity to light, purple spots on the skin, and/or seizure (convulsions).
Overdose:
Seek medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine. Symptoms of a Reactin overdose may include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, drowsiness, black or bloody stools, coughing up blood, shallow breathing, fainting, or coma.
Missed Dose:
Take the missed dose as soon as you have remembered. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at your next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up for the missed dose.
Do not use this medicine:
If you have any allergic reaction to any component of this medicine.
Storage Conditions:
Reactin should be kept away from heat, direct light, water, moisture at a room temperature (approximately 23 degrees C). The medicine should be kept in a place unreachable for children.
All the information given above is a summary. You should visit your doctor for more information about this medicine. Do not share Reactin with others for whom it was not prescribed. Do not use this medicine for other health conditions. Do not store the medication with an end term of its storage.
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