Acemet Dosage & Drug Information

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Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Acemetacin

Indications/Uses

RA, OA, low back pain & for post-op pain & inflammation.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

Cap Adult 60 mg (1 cap) to be taken once daily to tds. Retard cap Adult 90 mg once daily depending on the disorder & severity. If necessary, daily dosage can be taken bd & may be increased up to 180 mg.

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Administration

Should be taken with food: Take during meals. Swallow whole.

Contraindications

Unresolved dyshaematopoiesis & hypersensitivity to acemetacin or indomethacin, NSAIDs/analgesics. Patients who suffer from asthma, hay fever, swollen nasal mucosa or chronic respiratory disease. Patients w/ gastric & duodenal ulcers. Severe heart failure. Treatment of peri-op pain in the setting of CABG surgery. History of GI bleeding or perforation, related to previous NSAIDs therapy; active or history of recurrent peptic ulcer/haemorrhage. Pregnancy & lactation.

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Warnings

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Special Precautions

Patients w/ history of gastric or duodenal ulcers; GI symptoms; impaired liver or kidney function; HTN; heart failure. Platelet aggregation may be affected in patients w/ increased haemorrhagic tendency. Risk of serious CV thrombotic events, MI, stroke; serious GI adverse events; renal effects; renal toxicity in patients in whom renal prostaglandins have a compensatory role in the maintenance of renal perfusion. Not recommended in patients w/ advanced renal disease. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Childn. Elderly.

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Adverse Reactions

Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea; headaches, dizziness, vertigo, sleepiness/fatigue.

Drug Interactions

Raised serum level of digoxin. Monitor lithium clearance. Increased risk of haemorrhage w/ anticoagulants. Accelerated excretion w/ furosemide. May attenuate antihypertensive activity of diuretics & antihypertensive. Monitor K levels in concomitant w/ K-retaining diuretics.

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)

ATC Classification

M01AB11 - acemetacin ; Belongs to the class of acetic acid derivatives and related substances of non-steroidal antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products.

Regulatory Classification

P₁S₁S₃

Presentation/Packing

Form

Acemet cap 60 mg

Packing/Price

1000's

Form

Acemet retard cap 90 mg

Packing/Price

500's

Acemet

acemetacin

Manufacturer:

Synmosa

Distributor:

Synmosa