ACABEL
LORNOXICAM · by CONTINENTAL PHARMA
Composition
Tab 4 mg/8 mg: Lornoxicam 4 mg/8 mg. Inj: Per 2 ml: Lornoxicam 8 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Musculoskeletal and joint disorders such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, Post-operative pain: Adults: 12-16 mg daily. Children: Not recommended.
Contraindications
Aspirin/anti-inflammatory induced allergy, active peptic ulcer, history of recurrent ulceration.
Precautions
Severe cardiac insufficiency, renal and hepatic impairment, hypovolaemia, dehydration, confirmed or suspected cerebrovascular bleeding, haemorrhagic diathesis, operations with a risk of haemorrhage or incomplete haemostasis.
Interactions
Cimetidine. Anticoagulants, other NSAIDs, hy-poglycaemics
Pregnancy
Avoid, use only when no safer alternative available
Lactation
Caution advised, avoid
Side Effects
Abdominal pain, anorexia, asthenia, diarrhoea, dizziness, dry skin, headache, increased blood pressure, leucopenia, nausea, oral mucosal disorders, paraesthesia, pruritus, rash, tenosynovitis, vomiting, GI bleeding and ulceration, GI disturbances, hypersensitivity reaction