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Cataflam is used to relieve the pain,
tenderness, inflammation (swelling), and stiffness caused by arthritis and
gout. It also is used to relieve other pain, including menstrual pain and
pain after surgery or childbirth. |
Cataflam Medication Drug
Information
The following information is
intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and
judgment of your physician, pharmacist or other healthcare
professional. It should not be construed to indicate that use of
the drug is safe, appropriate, or effective for you. Consult
your healthcare professional before using this drug.
Online Cataflam Use Indication:
Cataflam comes as a regular and
extended-release (long-lasting) tablet to take by mouth. It usually is
taken two to four times a day. Do not crush the tablets; swallow them
whole. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask
your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take
Cataflam exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it
more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Precautions on using Cataflam
Before taking Cataflam,
- tell your
doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Cataflam, aspirin or
other medications for pain or arthritis, or any other drugs.
- tell your
doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications
you are taking, especially anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as
warfarin (Coumadin), aspirin, atenolol (Tenormin), carteolol (Cartrol),
cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), diuretics ('water pills'), labetalol
(Normodyne, Trandate), lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid), medications for
arthritis or diabetes, methotrexate, metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard),
phenytoin (Dilantin), probenecid (Benemid), and vitamins.
- tell your
doctor if you have or have ever had liver, heart, or kidney disease;
high blood pressure; gastritis; intestinal problems such as bleeding
from the stomach or rectum; ulcers or other gastrointestinal disease; or
SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus).
- tell your
doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are
breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking Cataflam, call
your doctor.
- if you are
having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist
that you are taking Cataflam.
- you should
know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate
machinery until you know how this drug affects you.
- remember that
alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug. Do not drink
alcohol while taking this medication.
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