What is Diclofenac tablet's used for?
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It is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.\nIt decreases inflammation, and fights pain.\nTypically it is used for arthritis, musculoskeletal injuries, or acute gout attacks.\nIn the US, the trade name is "Voltaren"
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Treatment\nTreatments for arthritis have improved in recent years. Most treatments involve medications. But in some cases, surgical procedures may be necessary.\n\nMedications\nMedications for rheumatoid arthritis can relieve its symptoms and slow or halt its progression. They include:\n\nNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). This group of medications, which includes aspirin, helps relieve both pain and inflammation if you take the drugs regularly. NSAIDs that are available over-the-counter include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and naproxen sodium (Aleve). These are available at higher dosages, and other NSAIDs are available by prescription — such as ketoprofen, naproxen (Anaprox, Naprosyn), tolmetin (Tolectin), diclofenac (Voltaren), nabumetone (Relafen) and indomethacin (Indocin). Taking NSAIDs can lead to side effects such as indigestion and stomach bleeding. Other potential side effects may include damage to the liver and kidneys, ringing in your ears (tinnitus), fluid retention and high blood pressure. NSAIDs, except aspirin, may also increase your risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke. \nCOX-2 inhibitors. This class of NSAIDs may be less damaging to your stomach. Like other NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors — such as celecoxib (Celebrex) — suppress an enzyme called cyclooxygenase (COX) that's active in joint inflammation. Other types of NSAIDs work against two versions of the COX enzyme that are present in your body: COX-1 and COX-2. However, there's evidence that by suppressing COX-1, NSAIDs may cause stomach and other problems because COX-1 is the enzyme that protects your stomach lining. Unlike other NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors suppress only COX-2, the enzyme involved in inflammation. Side effects may include fluid retention and causing or exacerbating high blood pressure. Furthermore, this class of drugs has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. \nCorticosteroids. These medications, such as prednisone and methylprednisolone (Medrol), reduce inflammation and pain, and slow joint damage. In the short term, corticosteroids can make you feel dramatically better. But when used for many months or years, they may become less effective and cause serious side effects. Side effects may include easy bruising, thinning of bones, cataracts, weight gain, a round face and diabetes. Doctors often prescribe a corticosteroid to relieve acute symptoms, with the goal of gradually tapering off the medication. \nDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Physicians prescribe DMARDs to limit the amount of joint damage that occurs in rheumatoid arthritis. Taking these drugs at early stages in the development of rheumatoid arthritis is especially important in the effort to slow the disease and save the joints and other tissues from permanent damage. Because many of these drugs act slowly — it may take weeks to months before you notice any benefit — DMARDs typically are used with an NSAID or a corticosteroid. While the NSAID or corticosteroid handles your immediate symptoms and limits inflammation, the DMARD goes to work on the disease itself. Some commonly used DMARDs include hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil), the gold compound auranofin (Ridaura), sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), minocycline (Dynacin, Minocin) and methotrexate (Rheumatrex). Other forms of DMARDs include immunosuppressants and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers. \nImmunosuppressants. These medications act to tame your immune system, which is out of control in rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, some of these drugs attack and eliminate cells that are associated with the disease. Some of the commonly used immunosuppressants include leflunomide (Arava), azathioprine (Imuran), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune) and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). These medications can have potentially serious side effects such as increased susceptibility to infection. \nTNF blockers. These are a class of DMARDs known as biologic
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Please get yourself to your doctor.  In the interim, ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory.
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The opthalmic solution's structure can be found here.\n\nhttp://www.pharma.us.novartis.com/product/pi/pdf/voltaren_ophthalmic.pdf#search='Diclofenac%20Sodium%20structural%20formula'\n\nI've worked mainly with the tablets, and the structure for it is as follows:http://www.fda.gov/cder/foi/label/2001/20254s2lbl.pdf#search='Diclofenac%20Sodium%20tablets%20structural%20formula'  \n\nwhere R is either Na or K depending on whether you're dealing with Diclofenac sodium or potassium (I test both).
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The drops are to reduce inflammation and pain and to prevent any infection.  Always follow your doctor's instructions and dosing schedule.
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Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory and help with the swelling and pain in the knee.  You can take 800 mg every 6-8 hours as needed for pain which is prescription strength.  Although be careful when taking Ibuprofen as it can cause problems with the stomach.
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It prevents the clotting of the blood which can be harmful for the heart. Used for fever and a pain reliever with anti inflammatory aspects.
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Arcoxia (etoricoxib) is a COX-2 selective inhibitor medication in development by Merck. Drug information on the COX-2 selective inhibitor Arcoxia, generic name etoricoxib. Merck’s FDA drug application for Arcoxia seeks indications for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, chronic low back pain, gout, and ankylosing spondylitis.\n\nIt is non-steroidal.
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It is a strong antibiotic used to treat bacterial problems, STDs, and even acne,infections of the skin, bone, stomach, respiratory tract, sinuses, ear, and urinary tract. It also treats Lyme disease.
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Side effects\n\nDiclofenac is among the better tolerated NSAIDs. Though 20% of patients on long-term treatment experience side effects, only 2% have to discontinue the drug, mostly due to gastrointestintal complaints.\n\n    * Gastrointestinal complaints are most often noted (see above). The development of ulceration and/or bleeding requires immediate termination of treatment with diclofenac. Most patients receive an ulcer-protective drug as prophylaxis during longterm treatment (misoprostol, ranitidine 150mg at bedtime or omeprazole 20 mg at bedtime).\n    * Liver and renal damage occur infrequently, but are usually reversible. Hepatitis may occur rarely without any warning symptoms and may be fatal. Patients with osteoarthritis develop more often symptomatic liver disease than patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Liver and kidney function should be monitored regularly during longterm treatment. If used for the shortterm treatment of pain or fever, diclofenac has not been found to be more hepatotoxic than other NSAIDs.\n    * Bone marrow depression is noted infrequently (leukopenia, agranulocytosis, thrombopenia with/without purpura, aplastic anemia). These conditions may be life-threatening and/or irreversible, if detected too late. All patients should be monitored closely. Diclofenac is a weak and reversible inhibitor of thrombocytic aggregation needed for normal coagulation.
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Naproxen is a pain-reliever that is commonly prescribed for tendonitis. Combining it with aspirin can cause bleeding problems.
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DICLOFENAC SODIUM  is an NON STEROIDAL ANTI INFLAMMATORY DRUG- abbreviated as NSAID.\nit causes relief of intense pain and fever of chikun gunya.\nalways take it after food or it will cause gastritis
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Hydrocodone/Ibubrofen Medicines from Interpharm.  BEST TO ASK A PHARMACIST...
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OxyContin is a prescription painkiller used for moderate to high pain relief associated with injuries, bursitis, dislocation, fractures, neuralgia, arthritis, lower back pain, and pain associated with cancer.\n\nOxyContin contains oxycodone, the medication's active ingredient, in a timed-release tablet. Oxycodone products have been illicitly abused for the past 30 years.\n\nOxyContin produces opiate-like effects and is sometimes used as a substitute for heroin. Illicit uses of OxyContin include crushing the tablet and ingesting or snorting it. Most individuals who abuse this drug do so to gain euphoric effects, relieve pain, and to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Those who take the drug repeatedly can develop a tolerance or resistance to the drug's effects.
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recently there was a nes article in "the times of India" daily paper,\nthat the ingtriedients are not uniformly distributed in a tablet and the main medicine is mixed with binding agents, so breaking a tablet into two or grinding it into powder form does not reduces the dose concentration(i.e. gm per volume)rather in some cases like ibrufane , it can be harmful to intake broken tablet.\nbetter consult a doctor
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ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug. it reduces inflammation and decreases pain. possible side effects, especially if used frequently, can be a damage to the kidneys or bleeding from the stomach. there are other side effects too, sometimes the intensity of them is depending on wheather you have previous other diseases or not. so if you really have so much pain, I suggest you should reconsult your physician, first, the arm should be reexamined ( sometimes old fractures are not healed the proper way and something can be done therefore), or, if you really have to use a painkiller then you should do this with proper feedback and follow up of your blood tests and physical examination - there are doctors specialized for the treatment of pain, you could take their help too.
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Diclofenac (marketed as Voltaren®, Voltarol®, Diclon®, Dicloflex® and Cataflam®) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken to reduce inflammation and an analgesic reducing pain in conditions such as in arthritis or acute injury. It can also be used to reduce menstrual pain