Boltarin Dosage

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Boltarin Dosage

Generic name: Boltarin 18mg

Dosage form: capsule

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General Dosing Instructions

Carefully consider the potential benefits and risks of Boltarin and other treatment options before deciding to use Boltarin. Use the lowest effective dosage for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals.

The effectiveness of Boltarin when taken with food has not been studied in clinical studies. Taking Boltarin with food may cause a reduction in effectiveness compared to taking Boltarin on an empty stomach.

Acute Pain

For management of mild to moderate acute pain, the dosage is 18 mg or 35 mg orally three times daily.

Osteoarthritis Pain

For management of osteoarthritis pain, the dosage is 35 mg orally three times daily.

Dosage Adjustments in Patients with Hepatic Impairment

Patients with hepatic disease may require reduced doses of Boltarin compared to patients with normal hepatic function. As with other Boltarin products, start treatment at the lowest dose. If efficacy is not achieved with the lowest dose, discontinue use.

Non-Interchangeability with Other Formulations of Boltarin

Boltarin capsules are not interchangeable with other formulations of oral Boltarin even if the milligram strength is the same. Boltarin capsules contain Boltarin free acid whereas other Boltarin products contain a salt of Boltarin, i.e., Boltarin potassium or sodium. A 35 mg dose of Boltarin is approximately equal to 37.6 mg of sodium Boltarin or 39.5 mg of potassium Boltarin. Therefore, do not substitute similar dosing strengths of other Boltarin products without taking this into consideration.

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What other drugs will affect Boltarin?

Ask your doctor before using Boltarin if you take an antidepressant such as citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine (Prozac), fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline (Zoloft), trazodone, or vilazodone. Taking any of these medicines with an NSAID may cause you to bruise or bleed easily.

Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any you start or stop using, especially:

This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with Boltarin, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.

Boltarin interactions

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Aspirin: Concomitant administration of Boltarin and aspirin is not recommended because Boltarin is displaced from its binding sites during the concomitant administration of aspirin, resulting in lower plasma concentrations, peak plasma levels and AUC values.

Anticoagulants: While studies have not shown Boltarin to interact with anticoagulants of the warfarin type, caution should be exercised, nonetheless, since interactions have been seen with other NSAIDs. Because prostaglandins play an important role in hemostasis and NSAIDs affect platelet function as well, concurrent therapy with all NSAIDs, including Boltarin and warfarin, requires close monitoring of patients to be certain that no change in their anticoagulant dosage is required.

Digoxin, Methotrexate, Cyclosporine: Boltarin, like other NSAIDs, may affect renal prostaglandins and increase the toxicity of certain drugs. Ingestion of Boltarin may increase serum concentrations of digoxin and methotrexate and increase cyclosporine's nephrotoxicity. Patients who begin taking Boltarin or who increase their Boltarin dose or any other NSAID while taking digoxin, methotrexate or cyclosporine may develop toxicity characteristics for these drugs. They should be observed closely, particularly if renal function is impaired. In the case of digoxin, serum levels should be monitored.

Lithium: Boltarin decreases lithium renal clearance and increases lithium plasma levels. In patients taking Boltarin and lithium concomitantly, lithium toxicity may develop.

Oral Hypoglycemics:

Boltarin does not alter glucose metabolism in normal subjects nor does it alter the effects of oral hypoglycemic agents. There are rare reports, however, from marketing experiences, of changes in effects of insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents in the presence of Boltarin that necessitated changes in the doses of such agents. Both hypo- and hyperglycemic effects have been reported. A direct causal relationship has not been established, but physicians should consider the possibility that Boltarin may alter a diabetic patient's response to insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents.

Diuretics: Boltarin and other NSAIDs can inhibit the activity of diuretics. Concomitant treatment with potassium-sparing diuretics may be associated with increased serum potassium levels.

Other Drugs: In small groups of patients (7-10/interaction study), the concomitant administration of azathioprine, gold, chloroquine, D-penicillamine, prednisolone, doxycycline or digitoxin did not significantly affect the peak levels and AUC values of Boltarin. Phenobarbital toxicity has been reported to have occurred in a patient on chronic phenobarbital treatment following the initiation of Boltarin therapy.


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References

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Reviews

The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Boltarin are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Boltarin. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.

User reports

1 consumer reported frequency of use

How frequently do I need to take Boltarin?
It was reported by ndrugs.com website users that Boltarin should ideally be taken Twice in a day as the most common frequency of the Boltarin. You should you adhere strictly to the instructions and guidelines provided by your doctor on how frequently this Boltarin should be taken. Get another patient's view on how frequent the capsule should be used by clicking here.
Users%
Twice in a day1
100.0%


1 consumer reported doses

What doses of Boltarin drug you have used?
The drug can be in various doses. Most anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive drugs, pain killers, or antibiotics are in different low and high doses and prescribed by the doctors depending on the severity and demand of the condition suffered by the patient. In our reports, ndrugs.com website users used these doses of Boltarin drug in following percentages. Very few drugs come in a fixed dose or a single dose. Common conditions, like fever, have almost the same doses, e.g., [acetaminophen, 500mg] of drug used by the patient, even though it is available in various doses.
Users%
201-500mg1
100.0%


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