Diclofenac sodium/linseed oil/menthol/methyl salicylate Uses

How times a day do you take this medicine?
sponsored

Consists of diclofenac sodium, linseed oil, menthol, methyl salicylate

What is Diclofenac sodium?

Diclofenac sodium is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and other symptoms of arthritis of the joints (eg, osteoarthritis), such as inflammation, swelling, stiffness, and joint pain. However, Diclofenac sodium does not cure osteoarthritis and will help you only as long as you continue to use it.

Diclofenac sodium topical 3% gel is also used to treat actinic keratosis, a skin problem that may become cancerous if not treated. The exact way that topical Diclofenac sodium helps this condition is unknown.

Diclofenac sodium topical solution is used to treat pain and swelling caused by osteoarthritis of the knees.

Diclofenac sodium topical patch is used to treat acute pain caused by minor strains, sprains, and contusions (bruises).

Diclofenac sodium is available only with your doctor's prescription.

Diclofenac sodium indications

An indication is a term used for the list of condition or symptom or illness for which the medicine is prescribed or used by the patient. For example, acetaminophen or paracetamol is used for fever by the patient, or the doctor prescribes it for a headache or body pains. Now fever, headache and body pains are the indications of paracetamol. A patient should be aware of the indications of medications used for common conditions because they can be taken over the counter in the pharmacy meaning without prescription by the Physician.
sponsored

Carefully consider the potential benefits and risks of Diclofenac sodium sodium delayed-release tablets and other treatment options before deciding to use Diclofenac sodium sodium delayed-release tablets. Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals.

Diclofenac sodium sodium delayed-release tablets are indicated:

For relief of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis
For relief of the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis
For acute or long-term use in the relief of signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis

How should I use Diclofenac sodium?

Use Diclofenac sodium as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Diclofenac sodium.

Uses of Diclofenac sodium in details

There are specific as well as general uses of a drug or medicine. A medicine can be used to prevent a disease, treat a disease over a period or cure a disease. It can also be used to treat the particular symptom of the disease. The drug use depends on the form the patient takes it. It may be more useful in injection form or sometimes in tablet form. The drug can be used for a single troubling symptom or a life-threatening condition. While some medications can be stopped after few days, some drugs need to be continued for prolonged period to get the benefit from it.
sponsored

Diclofenac sodium is used to relieve pain and swelling (inflammation) from various mild to moderate painful conditions. It is used to treat muscle aches, backaches, dental pain, menstrual cramps, and sports injuries. It also reduces pain, swelling, and joint stiffness caused by arthritis. Reducing these symptoms helps you do more of your normal daily activities. This medication is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

If you are treating a chronic condition such as arthritis, ask your doctor about non-drug treatments and/or using other medications to treat your pain. See also Warning section.

OTHER USES: This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care professional.

This medication may also be used to treat gout attacks.

How to use Diclofenac sodium

Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start using Diclofenac sodium and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Take this medication by mouth with a full glass of water (8 ounces /240 milliliters) unless your doctor directs you otherwise. Do not lie down for at least 10 minutes after taking this drug. To prevent stomach upset, take this medication with food, milk, or an antacid.

There are different brands and forms of this medication available. Because different brands deliver different amounts of medication, do not switch brands of Diclofenac sodium without your doctor's permission and directions.

The dosage is based on your medical condition, response to treatment, and other medications you may be taking. Be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products). To minimize side effect risks (such as stomach bleeding), use this medication at the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible length of time. Do not increase your dose or take it more often than prescribed. For chronic conditions such as arthritis, continue taking it as directed by your doctor. Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor or pharmacist.

For certain conditions (such as arthritis), it may take up to 2 weeks of regular use before the full benefits of this drug take effect.

If you are taking this drug on an "as needed" basis (not on a regular schedule), remember that pain medications work best if they are used as the first signs of pain occur. If you wait until the pain has worsened, the medication may not work as well.

Tell your doctor if your condition worsens.

Diclofenac sodium description

sponsored

A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) with antipyretic and analgesic actions. It is primarily available as the sodium salt.

Diclofenac sodium dosage

Carefully consider the potential benefits and risks of Diclofenac sodium sodium extended-release tablets, and other treatment options before deciding to use Diclofenac sodium sodium extended-release tablets. Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration consistent with individual patient treatment goals.

After observing the response to initial therapy with Diclofenac sodium sodium extended-release tablets the dose and frequency should be adjusted to suit an individual patient’s needs.

For the relief of osteoarthritis, the recommended dosage is 100 mg daily.

For the relief of rheumatoid arthritis, the recommended dosage is 100 mg daily. In the rare patient where Diclofenac sodium sodium extended-release tablets 100 mg/day is unsatisfactory, the dose may be increased to 100 mg twice a day if the benefits outweigh the clinical risks of increased side effects.

Different formulations of Diclofenac sodium (Diclofenac sodium sodium enteric-coated tablets; Diclofenac sodium sodium extended-release tablets; Diclofenac sodium potassium immediate-release tablets) are not necessarily bioequivalent even if the milligram strength is the same.

Diclofenac sodium interactions

See also:
What other drugs will affect Diclofenac sodium?

sponsored

Aspirin: Concomitant administration of Diclofenac sodium and aspirin is not recommended because Diclofenac sodium 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 Diclofenac sodium 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 Diclofenac sodium, and warfarin requires close monitoring of patients to be certain that no change in their anticoagulant dosage is required.

Digoxin, Methotrexate, Cyclosporine: Diclofenac sodium, like other NSAIDs, may affect renal prostaglandins and increase the toxicity of certain drugs. Ingestion of Diclofenac sodium may increase serum concentrations of digoxin and methotrexate and increase cyclosporineís nephrotoxicity. Patients who begin taking Diclofenac sodium or who increase their Diclofenac sodium 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: Diclofenac sodium decreases lithium renal clearance and increases lithium plasma levels. In patients taking Diclofenac sodium and lithium concomitantly, lithium toxicity may develop.

Oral Hypoglycemics:

Diclofenac sodium 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 Diclofenac sodium 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 Diclofenac sodium may alter a diabetic patientís response to insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents.

Diuretics: Diclofenac sodium 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 Diclofenac sodium. Phenobarbital toxicity has been reported to have occurred in a patient on chronic phenobarbital treatment following the initiation of Diclofenac sodium therapy.

Protein Binding

In vitro, Diclofenac sodium interferes minimally or not at all with the protein binding of salicylic acid (20% decrease in binding), tolbutamide, prednisolone (10% decrease in binding), or warfarin. Benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, oxacillin, chlortetracycline, doxycycline, cephalothin, erythromycin, and sulfamethoxazole have no influence in vitro on the protein binding of Diclofenac sodium in human serum.

Drug/Laboratory Test Interactions

Effect on Blood Coagulation: Diclofenac sodium increases platelet aggregation time but does not affect bleeding time, plasma thrombin clotting time, plasma fibrinogen, or factors V and VII to XII. Statistically significant changes in prothrombin and partial thromboplastin times have been reported in normal volunteers. The mean changes were observed to be less than 1 second in both instances, however, and are unlikely to be clinically important. Diclofenac sodium is a prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor, however, and all drugs that inhibit prostaglandin synthesis interfere with platelet function to some degree; therefore, patients who may be adversely affected by such an action should be carefully observed.

Diclofenac sodium side effects

See also:
What are the possible side effects of Diclofenac sodium?

Ocular

Transient burning and stinging were reported in approximately 15% of patients across studies with the use of Diclofenac sodium sodium ophthalmic solution, 0.1%. In cataract surgery studies, keratitis was reported in up to 28% of patients using Diclofenac sodium sodium ophthalmic solution, 0.1%, although in many of these cases keratitis was initially noted prior to the initiation of treatment. Elevated intraocular pressure following cataract surgery was reported in approximately 15% of patients undergoing cataract surgery. Lacrimation complaints were reported in approximately 30% of case studies undergoing incisional refractive surgery. The following adverse reactions were reported in approximately 10% or less of the patients: abnormal vision, acute elevated IOP, blurred vision, conjunctivitis, corneal deposits, corneal edema, corneal opacity, corneal lesions, discharge, eyelid swelling, eye pain, injection (redness), iritis, irritation, itching, lacrimation disorder, and ocular allergy.

Systemic

The following adverse reactions were reported in 3% or less of the patients: abdominal pain, asthenia, chills, dizziness, facial edema, fever, headache, insomnia, nausea, pain, rhinitis, viral infection and vomiting.

Clinical Practice

The following reactions have been identified during postmarketing use of topical Diclofenac sodium sodium ophthalmic solution, 0.1% in clinical practice. Because they are reported voluntarily from a population of unknown size, estimates of frequency cannot be made. The reactions, which have been chosen for inclusion due to either their seriousness, frequency of reporting, possible causal connection to topical Diclofenac sodium sodium ophthalmic solution, 0.1%, or a combination of these factors, include corneal erosion, corneal infiltrates, corneal perforation, corneal thinning, corneal ulceration and epithelilal breakdown.

TO REPORT SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc., at 1-800-258-2471 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Diclofenac sodium contraindications

See also:
What is the most important information I should know about Diclofenac sodium?

Diclofenac sodium in all formulations, Diclofenac sodium, Voltaren, and Voltaren-XR, is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to Diclofenac sodium and Diclofenac sodium-containing products. Diclofenac sodium should not be given to patients who have experienced asthma, urticaria, or other allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs. Severe, rarely fatal, anaphylactic-like reactions to Diclofenac sodium have been reported in such patients.

Linseed oil indications

An indication is a term used for the list of condition or symptom or illness for which the medicine is prescribed or used by the patient. For example, acetaminophen or paracetamol is used for fever by the patient, or the doctor prescribes it for a headache or body pains. Now fever, headache and body pains are the indications of paracetamol. A patient should be aware of the indications of medications used for common conditions because they can be taken over the counter in the pharmacy meaning without prescription by the Physician.

essential fatty acid supplement

Uses of Linseed oil in details

There are specific as well as general uses of a drug or medicine. A medicine can be used to prevent a disease, treat a disease over a period or cure a disease. It can also be used to treat the particular symptom of the disease. The drug use depends on the form the patient takes it. It may be more useful in injection form or sometimes in tablet form. The drug can be used for a single troubling symptom or a life-threatening condition. While some medications can be stopped after few days, some drugs need to be continued for prolonged period to get the benefit from it.

Used to reduce cholesterol levels, to slow prostate cancer growth before surgery, and topically for skin irritation.

Linseed oil side effects

Shortness of breath, Lip swelling, Throat tightness

What is Menthol?

Relieving minor pain caused by conditions such as arthritis, backache, bruising, bursitis, cramping, muscle strains or sprains, and tendonitis. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

Menthol is a topical analgesic. It works by temporarily relieving minor pain.

Menthol indications

An indication is a term used for the list of condition or symptom or illness for which the medicine is prescribed or used by the patient. For example, acetaminophen or paracetamol is used for fever by the patient, or the doctor prescribes it for a headache or body pains. Now fever, headache and body pains are the indications of paracetamol. A patient should be aware of the indications of medications used for common conditions because they can be taken over the counter in the pharmacy meaning without prescription by the Physician.

Oral

Nasal congestion; Throat irritation

Adult: As a loz (usually in combination with eucalyptus oil or cetylpyridinium chloride): 1 loz every 3 hr, to be sucked slowly.

Child: >6 yr: As a lozenge (usually in combination with eucalyptus oil or cetylpyridinium chloride): 1 lozenge every 3 hr, to be sucked slowly.

Topical/Cutaneous

Muscular aches and pains

Adult: As an ointment/cream (usually in combination with camphor, clove oil or methyl salicylate): Apply and rub gently onto the affected skin areas 2-3 times daily.

How should I use Menthol?

Use Menthol as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Menthol.

Uses of Menthol in details

There are specific as well as general uses of a drug or medicine. A medicine can be used to prevent a disease, treat a disease over a period or cure a disease. It can also be used to treat the particular symptom of the disease. The drug use depends on the form the patient takes it. It may be more useful in injection form or sometimes in tablet form. The drug can be used for a single troubling symptom or a life-threatening condition. While some medications can be stopped after few days, some drugs need to be continued for prolonged period to get the benefit from it.

Pharmaceutical Aid

Menthol description

Menthol is a covalent organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or other mint oils. It is a waxy, crystalline substance, clear or white in color, which is solid at room temperature and melts slightly above. The main form of menthol occurring in nature is (-)-menthol, which is assigned the (1R,2S,5R) configuration. Menthol has local anesthetic and counterirritant qualities, and it is widely used to relieve minor throat irritation.

Menthol dosage

Oral

Nasal congestion; Throat irritation

Adult: As a loz (usually in combination with eucalyptus oil or cetylpyridinium chloride): 1 loz every 3 hr, to be sucked slowly.

Child: >6 yr: As a lozenge (usually in combination with eucalyptus oil or cetylpyridinium chloride): 1 lozenge every 3 hr, to be sucked slowly.

Topical/Cutaneous

Muscular aches and pains

Adult: As an ointment/cream (usually in combination with camphor, clove oil or methyl salicylate): Apply and rub gently onto the affected skin areas 2-3 times daily.

Menthol interactions

Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take including: blood thinners.

Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

Menthol side effects

See also:
What are the possible side effects of Menthol?

May cause hypersensitivity reactions such as cutaneous dermatitis. Ingestion of large amount of menthol may cause GI effects such as severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, vertigo, ataxia, drowsiness and coma.

Menthol contraindications

See also:
What is the most important information I should know about Menthol?

Not to be used in

No known conditions.

This medicine should not be used if you are allergic to one or any of its ingredients. Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you have previously experienced such an allergy. If you feel you have experienced an allergic reaction, stop using this medicine and inform your doctor or pharmacist immediately.

Methyl salicylate indications

An indication is a term used for the list of condition or symptom or illness for which the medicine is prescribed or used by the patient. For example, acetaminophen or paracetamol is used for fever by the patient, or the doctor prescribes it for a headache or body pains. Now fever, headache and body pains are the indications of paracetamol. A patient should be aware of the indications of medications used for common conditions because they can be taken over the counter in the pharmacy meaning without prescription by the Physician.

Methyl salicylate cream is for the temporary relief of pain associated with strains of joints and muscles, arthritis, rheumatism, lumbago, and fibrositis. Methyl salicylate cream can also be used for pre-sport warm-up and after sport as required.

Uses of Methyl salicylate in details

There are specific as well as general uses of a drug or medicine. A medicine can be used to prevent a disease, treat a disease over a period or cure a disease. It can also be used to treat the particular symptom of the disease. The drug use depends on the form the patient takes it. It may be more useful in injection form or sometimes in tablet form. The drug can be used for a single troubling symptom or a life-threatening condition. While some medications can be stopped after few days, some drugs need to be continued for prolonged period to get the benefit from it.

Methyl salicylate is used as an anti-pain topical medication, as cream, gel, ointment, lotion or spray. It is used to temporarily relieve muscle or joint pain caused by strains, pains, arthritis, bruising or backaches.

Methyl salicylate description

Each 100 g of cream contains methyl salicylate 11 g, eugenol 1.4 g, Methyl salicylate 5.6 g, cajuput oil 0.8 g and washable base.

Methyl salicylate dosage

Apply generously on the affected area 2-3 times daily or whenever necessary.

Methyl salicylate interactions

Absorption of methyl salicylate through the skin can occur after excessive topical application, and interactions would be expected to be as for other salicylates

Methyl salicylate side effects

See also:
What are the possible side effects of Methyl salicylate?

As aspirin, The most common adverse effects of therapeutic doses of aspirin are gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea, dyspepsia, and vomiting. Gastrointestinal symptoms may be minimised by giving aspirin with food. Irritation of the gastric mucosa with erosion, ulceration, haematemesis, and melaena may occur. Histamine H2-antagonists, proton pump inhibitors, and prostaglandin analogues such as misoprostol may be used in the management of aspirin-induced mucosal damage. Slight blood loss, which is often asymptomatic, may occur in about 70% of patients; it is not usually of clinical significance but may, in a few patients, cause iron-deficiency anaemia during long-term therapy. Such occult blood loss is not affected by giving aspirin with food but may be reduced by use of enteric-coated or other modified-release tablets, H2-antagonists, or high doses of antacids. Major upper gastrointestinal bleeding occurs rarely.

Some persons, especially those with asthma, chronic urticaria, or chronic rhinitis, exhibit notable hypersensitivity to aspirin, which may provoke reactions including urticaria and other skin eruptions, angioedema, rhinitis, and severe, even fatal, paroxysmal bronchospasm and dyspnoea. Persons sensitive to aspirin often exhibit cross-sensitivity to other NSAIDs.

Aspirin increases bleeding time, decreases platelet adhesiveness, and, in large doses, can cause hypoprothrombinaemia. It may cause other blood disorders, including thrombocytopenia.

Aspirin and other salicylates may cause hepatotoxicity, particularly in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis or other connective tissue disorders. In children the use of aspirin has been implicated in some cases of Reye’s syndrome, leading to severe restrictions on the indications for aspirin therapy in children. For further details see under Reye’s Syndrome,.

Aspirin given rectally may cause local irritation; anorectal stenosis has been reported.

Methyl salicylate contraindications

All NSAIDs are contra-indicated in patients with active peptic ulceration; in addition, the non-selective NSAIDs should be used with caution, if at all, in patients with a history of such disorders. To reduce the risk of gastrointestinal effects, NSAIDs may be taken with or after food or milk

Active ingredient matches for Diclofenac sodium/linseed oil/menthol/methyl salicylate:

Diclofenac sodium/linseed oil/menthol/methyl salicylate


List of Diclofenac sodium/linseed oil/menthol/methyl salicylate substitutes (brand and generic names)

Sort by popularity
Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer)Price, USD
ANDIC GEL topical gel 30g (Andic)
30g (Avalanche)$ 0.76
Avinim Gel Diclofenac sodium 1 % w/w, linseed oil 3 % w/w, methylsalicylate 10 % w/w, menthol 5% w/w. GEL / 30g (Avalanche)$ 0.76
AVINIM GEL topical gel 30g (Avalanche)$ 0.76
Avinim Gel Diclofenac sodium 1 % w/w, linseed oil 3 % w/w, methylsalicylate 10 % w/w, menthol 5% w/w. GEL / 30g (Avalanche)$ 0.76
DELETE GEL topical gel 30g (Nitro Organics)$ 1.14
DIXER GEL topical gel 30g (Biophar)$ 1.03
DOLEND topical gel 30g (Lifecare)$ 0.92
FARFLAM topical gel 20g (Cosset)$ 0.71
FEVORON topical spray 50g (Fitwel)
GRELAX GEL topical gel 30g (Green Lab)$ 0.95
KILPAIN oint 30g (Treatwell)$ 0.95
NANOMAX topical gel 30g (D.R John's Lab Pharma)$ 1.35
NOVAMOL GEL topical gel 30g (Novagen)$ 0.92
OPNAC topical gel 10g (TNT)$ 0.36
OPNAC topical gel 30g (TNT)$ 0.94
POFINAC GEL topical gel 30g (Aurz)$ 1.02

References

  1. DailyMed. "MENTHOL; METHYL SALICYLATE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
  2. DailyMed. "DICLOFENAC EPOLAMINE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
  3. PubChem. "methyl salicylate". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/com... (accessed September 17, 2018).

Reviews

The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Diclofenac sodium/linseed oil/menthol/methyl salicylate 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 Diclofenac sodium/linseed oil/menthol/methyl salicylate. 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

Consumer reported useful

No survey data has been collected yet


Consumer reported price estimates

No survey data has been collected yet


Consumer reported time for results

No survey data has been collected yet


Consumer reported age

No survey data has been collected yet


Consumer reviews


There are no reviews yet. Be the first to write one!


Your name: 
Email: 
Spam protection:  < Type 29 here

Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology

| Privacy Policy
This site does not supply any medicines. It contains prices for information purposes only.
© 2003 - 2024 ndrugs.com All Rights Reserved