Artrozan - Instructions For Use, Indications, Doses, Reviews

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Arthrosan

Instructions for use:

1. 1. Release form
2. 2. Pharmacological action
3. 3. Indications for use
4. 4. Contraindications
5. 5. Methods of administration and doses
6. 6. Side effects
7. 7. Storage conditions

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Artrozan is a selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce inflammation and relieve pain.

Release form

The drug Artrozan is available in two dosage forms:

• Artrosan light yellow cylindrical tablets containing 7.5 and 15 mg of meloxicam. Excipients - lactose monohydrate, trisodium citrate, magnesium stearate, potato starch, povidone and colloidal silicon dioxide. 20 tablets in blister packs;
• Greenish-yellow transparent solution for intramuscular administration, containing 6 mg of meloxicam in 1 ml. In ampoules of 2.5 ml, 3 and 10 ampoules per pack.

Pharmacological action of Artrozan

The drug Artrozan has antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.

Compared to non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Artrozan is said to improve the quality of life when long-term use of pain medications is required.

Indications for the use of Artrosan

According to the instructions, Artrozan is used as symptomatic therapy in the treatment of:

• Rheumatoid arthritis;
• Ankylosing spondylitis (ankylosing spondylitis);
• Osteoarthritis;
• Other degenerative and inflammatory diseases that are accompanied by pain.

Contraindications

According to the instructions, arthrosan is contraindicated for use when

• Exacerbation of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer;
• "Aspirin" bronchial asthma;
• Severe liver and kidney failure;
• Hypersensitivity to the active substance - meloxicam or other components of the tablets and Artrozan injection solution.

Lactation and pregnancy are also contraindications to the use of Artrosan. Injections are not used under the age of 18, tablets - up to 15 years.

Methods of administration and doses

Artrosan injections are used only in the first few days of treatment, once a day, 7.5 or 15 ml, after which the treatment is continued with tablets. Due to the risk of side effects, the drug is recommended to be used in the minimum effective doses. Artrosan injections should be administered only intramuscularly and it is not recommended to mix the drug in the same syringe with other drugs.

Artrosan tablets are taken once a day, preferably with meals. The maximum daily dose is 15 mg. The dosage depends on the disease:

• With osteoarthritis, take one tablet of Artrosan 7.5 mg, in the absence of an effect, the dose can be doubled;
• The recommended daily dose for rheumatoid arthritis is 15 mg, after improvement the dose can be reduced to 7.5 mg per day;
• For ankylosing spondyloarthritis, take one Artrozan 15 mg tablet a day.

According to the instructions for Artrozan, in case of an overdose, epigastric pain, impaired consciousness, nausea, respiratory arrest, vomiting, acute renal and hepatic failure, asystole may occur.

Care should be taken with the simultaneous use of Artrozan with antihypertensive drugs, methotrexate, diuretics, cyclosporine, lithium preparations and some other drugs. The risk of bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract increases with the simultaneous use of Artrosan with other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including acetylsalicylic acid.

Artrozan is used with caution in case of erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract in history and in old age.

Side effects

Artrozan, reviews confirm, can cause various undesirable effects:

• Exacerbation of bronchial asthma and cough;
• Confusion of thoughts, headache, tinnitus, dizziness, disorientation, and sleep disturbance;
• Hematuria, interstitial nephritis, edema, urinary tract infection, renal medullary necrosis, proteinuria, renal failure;
• Anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia;
• Increased blood pressure, tachycardia, hot flashes;
• Vomiting and nausea, abdominal pain, esophagitis, stomatitis, diarrhea or constipation, perforation of the stomach or intestines, dry mouth. Much less often Artrozan, according to reviews, causes flatulence, hepatitis, colitis and increased activity of liver enzymes;
• Conjunctivitis and blurred vision;
• Increased photosensitivity and fever;
• Anaphylactoid reactions, skin rash, allergic vasculitis, exudative erythema multiforme, edema of the lips and tongue, toxic epidermal necrolysis, itching and urticaria.

Storage conditions

The drug Artrozan is dispensed by prescription, the shelf life of the solution for injections is 5 years, the tablets are 2 years.

Artrozan: prices in online pharmacies

Drug name Price Pharmacy

Artrosan 15 mg tablets 10 pcs. 143 r Buy

Artrosan 15 mg tablets 20 pcs. RUB 150 Buy

Artrosan tablets 15mg 10 pcs. 170 RUB Buy

Artrozan 6 mg / ml solution for intramuscular injection 2.5 ml 3 pcs. 199 RUB Buy

Artrosan tablets 15mg 20 pcs. 259 r Buy

Artrosan solution for in. 6mg / ml 2.5ml 3 pcs. 270 RUB Buy

Artrozan 6 mg / ml solution for intramuscular injection 2.5 ml 10 pcs. 451 RUB Buy

Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!