MELIDE
NIMESULIDE · by PDH LABS
Composition
Tab: Nimesulide 100 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Painful inflammatory conditions including osteoarthritis, postoperative trauma, sports injuries, ear, nose and throat disorders, dental surgery, bur-sitis/tendinitis, thrombophlebitis, pharyngitis: Adults: 100 mg twice daily. Children: Not recommended.
Contraindications
Active GI bleeding or ulceration, history of GI bleeding or perforation related to previous NSAID therapy, history of recurrent GI haemorrhage or ulceration, severe heart failure, moderate to severe hepatic impairment.
Precautions
Patients with renal impairment (particularly elderly patients), ischaemic heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, risk factors for cardiovascular events, ulcerative colitis (may be exacerbated), uncontrolled hypertension, renal or hepatic impairment, monitor on long--term therapy, asthma, congestive heart failure or cirrhosis or those patients who are volume or salt depleted.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Lactation
Contraindicated
Side Effects
Abdominal pain, angioedema, blood disorders, bronchospasm, colitis, Crohns disease, depression, diarrhoea, dizziness, drowsiness, fluid retention, GI bleeding and ulceration, GI disturbances, haematuria, headache, hearing disturbances, hypersensitivity reactions, nausea, nervousness, photosensitivity, raised blood pressure, rashes, renal failure (especially in patients with preexisting renal impairment)