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Best Price* ₹ 37.44 MRP ₹46.80 (Inclusive of all taxes) * Mfr: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd * Country of Origin: India
What is LOFECAM 8MG?
- LOFECAM 8MG contains Lornoxicam, which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and antirheumatic drug
What LOFECAM 8MG is used for?
- It is used for short term treatment of acute mild to moderate pain and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis (pain and inflammation of joints)
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Talk to your Doctor, if you:
- are allergic to any of the ingredients of this medicine
- suffer from thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet count which increases risk of bleeding or bruising)
- have severe heart failure
- have gastrointestinal bleeding, rupture and bleeding of a blood vessel in the brain or other bleeding disorders
- suffer from an active peptic ulcer or have a history of recurrent peptic ulcer
- have severe liver or kidney impairment
- have a history of high blood pressure
- have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
- have a history of asthma
- have SLE (lupus erythematosus)
- are elderly
- had a stroke
- have diabetes or high cholesterol
- During the first 6 months of pregnancy treatment with this medicine is not recommended, you must not take this medicine during the last three months of your pregnancy
- If you are breastfeeding treatment with this medicine is not recommended
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before giving this medicine
- It is not recommended for children and adolescents below 18 years old
- Avoid driving or using machines if you fell dizziness or sleepiness while giving this medicine
Tell your doctor if you are taking,
- cimetidine (used in the treatment of heartburn and peptic ulcers)
- anticoagulants, such as heparin or phenprocoumon (used to prevent the formation of blood clots)
- corticosteroids
- methotrexate (used in treatment of cancer)
- lithium (used to treat psychosis)
- immunosuppressive agents, such as cyclosporine or tacrolimus
- heart medicines such as digoxin, ACE inhibitors, beta-adrenergic blockers
- diuretics
- quinolone antibiotics
- anti-platelet agents (used to prevent heart attacks and strokes)
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (used to treat depression)
- sulphonylureas such as glibenclamide (used in the management of diabetes)
- inducers and inhibitors of CYP2C9-isoenzymes such as the antibiotic rifampicin or the antifungal medicine fluconazole
- angiotensin II receptor blocker (used to treat high blood pressure)
- pemetrexed (used to treat some forms of lung cancer)
Directions for use
- LOFECAM 8MG is given only by the doctor or nurse
- It is given intramuscular (IM) or intravenous (IV)
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.
- peptic ulcer
- perforation or gastrointestinal bleeding
- mild, passing headache and dizziness
- nausea, abdominal pain, upset stomach, diarrhoea and vomiting
- inability to sleep, depression
- eye discharges (conjunctivitis)
- feeling dizzy, ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- irregular heartbeat, rapid heart rate, feeling blushed
- constipation, excessive wind (flatulence), belching, dry mouth, gastritis, peptic ulcer, upper abdominal pain, duodenal ulcer, mouth ulcers
- rash, itching, increased sweating, redness of the skin (erythema), angioedema (rapid swelling of the deeper layers of skin, usually of the face), hives (urticaria), oedema, stuffy nose as a result of an allergy (rhinitis)
- arthralgia (pain in the joints)
- sore throat
- anaemia, reduction in the blood cell count, weakness
- hypersensitivity, anaphylactoid reaction and anaphylaxis (organism reaction characterized usually by face swelling, flushing, difficulties breathing and lightheadedness)
- confusion, nervousness, agitation, feeling sleepy (somnolence), paraesthesia (tingling sensations), abnormal sense of taste, tremor, migraine, visual disturbances
- elevated blood pressure, hot flush
- bleeding, haematoma (bruising), prolonged bleeding time
- difficulty in breathing (dyspnoea), cough, bronchospasm
- vomiting of blood, gastrointestinal bleeding, black tarry stools
- inflammation in the mouth, oesophagitis (inflammation of the gullet), gastro-oesophageal reflux, difficulty in swallowing, aphthous stomatitis (ulcers), inflammation of the tongue
- abnormal liver function
- skin problems, such as eczema, rash
- bone pain, muscle cramp and pain
- urinary problems, such as the need to wake up and urinate during the night (nocturnia) or an increase in the levels of urea and creatinine in the blood
- liver damage, hepatitis (inflammation of the liver), jaundice, cholestasis (interrupted flow of bile from the liver)
- bruising, oedema, severe skin disorder (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Toxic epidermal necrolysis)
- aseptic meningitis
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store at room temperature (15-25°C)
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