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Very often it is used to get rid of menstrual, vertebral, head, joint, dental, traumatic and other types of pain.
An additional anti-inflammatory effect involves the use of this agent in the treatment of exacerbations of degenerative or inflammatory processes characteristic of chronic musculoskeletal pathologies such as arthrosis, osteochondrosis, tendovaginitis, arthritis, gout, and so on.

Pharmacological action of Xefocam tablets

The drug has several characteristic pharmacological qualities:
    Suppresses the production of leukotrienes, which are actively involved in all organic inflammations, playing the role of activators and provocateurs of immediate allergic responses resulting from irritant effects;
    It blocks the activity of cyclooxygenase, which promotes the synthesis of substances that provoke and maintain inflammation. As a result, the development of the pathological process stops, until its complete disappearance;
    Suppresses the production of free radicals by leukocytes, which reduces inflammation and prevents its further spread to healthy tissues.
According to the doctors, the drug has a strong double effect, which consists in reducing pain perception and blocking pain impulses. The tool is also remarkable because it does not provoke addiction.
The analgesic effect is not related to the effects of a narcotic nature, because the administration of the drug eliminates the appearance of respiratory disorders and other complications characteristic of this group of drugs.

Tablet release form

The drug is produced in tablets in a dosage of 4 or 8 mg of the active active ingredient in blister packs of 10 tablets.

What is the difference between Xefocam and Xefocam Rapid

The drug has an analogue called Xefocam Rapid, which differs from the usual Xefocam auxiliary composition of ingredients. Because of these differences, these drugs are used with some nuances.
Means with the prefix Rapid is indicated to take only in the case of painful episodic nature such as menstrual or headaches. It is absolutely impossible to use Xefocam Rapid as part of long-term treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
Tablets conventional Xefocam allowed to take short and long courses for the purpose of pain relief and eliminate inflammation in chronic pathologies.

Composition

The main active ingredient in tablets is Lornoxicam.
Auxiliary ingredients are presented in the form:
    Lactose;
    Magnesium stearate;
    Polyvidone K25;
    Croscarmelose sodium;
    Pulp;
    Titanium dioxide;
    Talc;
    Hypromellose.
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Indications for use

Xefocam tablets are recommended to use:
    With severe or moderate pains of different localization and etiology - traumatic and burn, dental and menstrual, migraine and muscular, vertebral and headache, articular and neurological pain, sciatica, oncology, lumbago, etc .;
    In the complex treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pathologies of a degenerative and inflammatory nature in order to reduce the intensity of inflammation and eliminate the pain syndrome - osteochondrosis, arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, arthrosis, bursitis, spondylitis, tendovaginitis, etc.

Contraindications

The manufacturer in the instructions for the drug indicates quite an impressive list of contraindications for taking:
    Intolerance or hypersensitivity to the drug or its components, as well as medication drugs of the group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Aspirin, Nimesulide, Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, Nurofen, etc .;
    Exacerbated intestinal pathologies;
    Previously experienced allergic rhinitis, asthma or urticaria;
    Aggravated ulcer of the digestive tract;
    Low blood platelet levels;
    Blood coagulation disorders;
    The presence of failure of the liver, kidney or myocardium;
    The postoperative period with a high probability of bleeding;
    The presence of gastrointestinal bleeding, cerebral hemorrhage;
    Hemorrhagic diathesis;
    The presence of suspected internal bleeding of any location;
    Age less than 18 years;
    Periods of pregnancy or lactation.

Side effects

Xefocam tablets can cause a lot of adverse reactions like:
    Nausea-vomiting syndrome;
    Gastralgic pains;
    Dyspepsia (indigestion);
    Diarrhea;
    Esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus) and gastritis;
    Dryness in the mouth;
    Flatulence;
    Gastrointestinal bleeding or ulceration;
    Hepatic impairment;
    Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas);
    Hepatitis A;
    Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing);
    Glossitis (inflammation of the tongue) and colitis (inflammatory processes of the large intestine);
    Stomatitis (inflammation of the oral mucosa).
Sometimes adverse symptoms are accompanied by disorders in the central nervous system such as headaches, sleep disorders (increased drowsiness or insomnia), hearing (deafness, noise), increased nervous excitability, depression, neuropathic disorders, goosebumps, inarticulate words, fainting states, etc.
Adverse reactions are quite rare, but can affect various systems or organs:
    Respiration - bronchospasm, cough, dyspnea, or pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa);
    Hematopoiesis - reduction of leukocytes, erythrocytes or platelets, low blood clotting, bruising, anemic manifestations, the occurrence of bleeding;
    Urea - kidney failure, urinary disorders and disorders, high blood levels of creatinine and urea, renal inflammation, nephrotic syndrome;
    Vessels, heart - frequent unreasonable flushes, myocardial insufficiency, arrhythmic manifestations, increase or decrease in blood pressure, increased heart rate (tachycardic symptoms);
    Allergic symptoms - skin rashes, photosensitivity, urticaria, dermatitis, angioedema, etc .;
    Sense organs - extraneous noise in the head, ears, visual disturbances or conjunctivitis;
    Musculoskeletal system - muscle spasms, joint and muscle pain, cramps in the legs;
    Others - hyper-longevity, puffiness, general weakness and malaise, a sharp change in weight (weight loss or weight gain), allergic rhinitis, hair loss, hot flashes.

The use of tablets according to the instructions

The drug Xefocam need to take before meals. The pill should be swallowed completely (without crushing) with water.
With an intense and persistent pain syndrome, a double dose is initially allowed (2 tablets of 8 mg each), and then taken as a pill. On the first day of treatment, the maximum possible dose of the drug is 32 mg (8 mg 4 tablets), the next days the allowed daily dose of the drug is 16 mg (8 mg 2 p / day).
If treatment of musculoskeletal pathologies is supposed, then the scheme of therapy is selected by the doctor individually on the basis of a specific case.

Overdose

In case of exceeding the permissible doses in patients, adverse reactions begin to appear intensively.
To eliminate the manifestations resort to symptomatic treatment.
If you immediately drink any enterosorbent like activated carbon, the risk of adverse events is significantly reduced.

Interaction with other drugs

It is necessary to carefully consider the joint intake of the drug with other drugs.
Proved to increase the effectiveness of preventing blood clots, blood thinning and absorbing blood clots drugs while taking with Xefocam. Such an interaction can lead to severe bleeding.
Combined use with drugs of diuretics, glucocorticosteroids, antihypertensive drugs or estrogens increases the severity of their adverse symptoms.
Also Xefocam able to enhance the effectiveness of sugar-lowering drugs. In the case of simultaneous administration with NSAIDs or GCS (glucocorticosteroids), the likelihood of adverse reactions from the gastrointestinal tract organs significantly increases.
Xefocam tablets reduce the effectiveness of drugs used in the treatment of hypertension (β-blockers, diuretics and ACE inhibitors). Simultaneous use with nephrotoxic drugs like Cyclosporine or Paracetamol increases the risk of developing renal adverse reactions.

Compatibility with alcohol

With simultaneous use with alcohol there is a significant increase in the intensity of adverse events from the gastrointestinal and digestive systems. Therefore, when taking Xefocam tablets, drinking alcohol is not strongly recommended.

Reviews

Reviews of tablets XefocamIn view of the many adverse reactions the drug has gained ambiguous fame among patients.
The prevailing number of reviews is positive, but still a quarter of patients are faced with side effects.
Egor
    Xefocam helps me a lot. I drink it periodically with severe back pain (vertebral hernia). It is only he who saves, and when he korozhit completely from pain, and the inflammation becomes aggravated, injections with the same name help.
Albina
    My mother drinks these pills from lumbar osteochondrosis. He rummages in the garden, then groans in pain, drinks pills and becomes easier. And I recently tried them from severe menstrual pain. Just some kind of miracle. Anesthetizing with a bang. Only to take them for a long time is not recommended, because there are many associated reactions.

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