Today, NSAIDs are often used to treat the musculoskeletal system. One of the effective medicines is Tenoxicam; instructions for using the medicine in the form of tablets will be presented in this article. In our country, such brand names of the drug as Texamen or Atroxan are usually used.
Description and characteristics of the drug
According to the instructions for use, Tenoxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, available in several forms:
- tablets;
- solution for injections;
- rectal suppositories.
One tablet of the drug contains twenty milligrams of tenoxicam. Additional ingredients are: lactose, corn starch, magnesium stearate, iron oxide and others. One blister pack with ten tablets and an abstract are placed in one package.
The drug "Toxicam" is also available in injections. Instructions for use indicate that one ampoule contains a yellow powder, which contains twenty milligrams of tenoxicam, as well as sodium hydroxide, trometamol, mannitol and other components.
This drug is prescribed for such pathologies of the musculoskeletal system:
- Pain as a result of trauma.
- Osteoarthrosis.
- Spondylitis
- Gout.
- Arthritis.
- Bursitis and tendonitis.
- Osteochondrosis.
- Pain in the spine.
- Neuralgia.
- Radicular syndrome.
- Myalgia.
- Lumbago.
- Infectious polyarthritis.
According to the instructions for use, "Tenoxicam" can also be used for toothache, migraine, algodismenorea, burns. This medication is used for symptomatic treatment, it does not affect the progression of the pathology.
According to the instructions for use, Tenoxicam tablets must be stored in a dry place where the air temperature does not exceed twenty-five degrees. The shelf life of the drug is two years, then it must be disposed of.
Drug action
According to the instructions, injections "Tenoxicam", exactly like tablets, have anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effects. The main active ingredient of the drug stops the activity of inflammatory mediators, helps to restore microcirculation in the affected area, relieves pain in the focus of inflammation. Also, the tool reduces stiffness in the morning, increases the motor activity of the joints that are affected.
The drug is non-toxic and is allowed for prolonged use. When used for a short time, swelling, pain, and stiffness are eliminated.
The medicine is rapidly absorbed when it enters the stomach. Moreover, its bioavailability is 100%. After two hours, the maximum concentration of tenoxicam is observed in the human body, the substance is endowed with the ability to penetrate well into the synovial fluid.
The half-life is seventy-five hours. The drug is excreted by the kidneys with urine.
"Tenoxicam": instructions for use
The daily dosage of the active substance is twenty milligrams. Thus, the use of one tablet is allowed per day. When conducting maintenance therapy, use a drug in a dosage of 10 milligrams (half a tablet). If there is an acute attack of gout, it is allowed to use two tablets once a day for the first two days, then the dosage is reduced to 1 tablet per day for five days.
According to the instructions for use, injections "Tenoxicam" must be done intramuscularly or intravenously. This form of the drug is usually used only with short-term therapy. Injection is done once a day. If a severe form of pathology develops, then it is allowed to use two injections in one dose for the first two days, then the dosage is reduced to one injection per day.
Usage restrictions
There are some contraindications to the use of this medication:
- High susceptibility to the components of the drug.
- Gastric ulcer or erosion.
- Gastric or intestinal bleeding.
- Gastritis in severe form.
- Intolerance to Aspirin.
- Disorder of the kidneys and liver.
- Kidney or heart failure.
- Diabetes.
- Hypertension.
- Hearing impairment.
- Diseases of the vestibular apparatus.
- Children's age up to eighteen years.
- The period of pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- Hemophilia.
With caution, the drug is prescribed to people of advanced age, as well as before and after surgical interventions. It is also carefully recommended to use the medicine in conjunction with diuretics and nephrotoxic drugs.
With the development of bleeding of their gastrointestinal tract, you need to cancel the drug and consult a doctor for appropriate treatment.
When using the medication during pregnancy, a fetal growth retardation, a violation of labor is possible.
When treating with this tool, you need to temporarily abandon driving a car or other mechanisms.
It is unacceptable to use the drug in conjunction with salicylates and other NSAIDs, as the risk of developing adverse reactions, especially from the gastrointestinal tract, increases. "Tenoxicam" enhances the effect of drugs against diabetes mellitus, as well as those that have lithium in their composition.
Adverse reactions
According to the instructions for use, "Tenoxicam" composition is such that it can provoke the development of adverse reactions. These include:
- Digestive system: nausea, which may be accompanied by vomiting, pain in the abdomen, impaired liver function, loss of appetite, stomatitis. With prolonged use of the drug, there is a risk of gastric bleeding and the appearance of erosion on the gastric mucosa.
- Cardiovascular system: increased blood pressure, tachycardia.
- Nervous system: hearing and vision loss, pain in the head, development of depression, drowsiness.
- Hematopoietic organs: anemia, leukopenia, allergic reactions.
Also, taking the drug can lead to the appearance of edema, bronchospasm.
Excessive Dosage
With an overdose, a person develops such symptoms:
- nausea;
- pain in the head area;
- diarrhea;
- vomiting
Perhaps the development of side effects. In this case, symptomatic treatment is performed. A special antidote in medicine has not been developed.
Cost and purchase of medication
In Russia, doctors usually prescribe Texamen or Atroxan for patients. They contain a similar active substance. You can buy these medications only by prescription. The cost of drugs is about three hundred and fifty rubles per pill.
Analogs and substitutes
In the instructions for use of "Tenoxicam" analogues and substitutes are not indicated. However, they are available:
- Mirlox incorporates meloxicam. The action of the drug is aimed at eliminating inflammation, heat and pain. A pill is provided.
- Xefokan incorporates Lernoxicam. It has a similar pharmacological effect.
- "Tobil" in the composition has tenoxicam, therefore its pharmacological effect is similar to the drug in question.
The cost of these drugs ranges from forty to four hundred rubles.
Reviews
Patient reviews are good about the drug. Many argue that the tool helps to eliminate pain in a short time. In most cases, a medicine in one week completely eliminates the symptoms of an acute inflammatory process.
Doctors often prescribe NSAIDs to their patients. Despite the large list of possible side effects, the drug is well tolerated by people, it helps to cope with negative symptoms quite quickly.
Today in medicine, there are many tools aimed at stopping pain and inflammation. They are often prescribed by doctors during the development of pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. Preparations with tenoxicam help to cope with unpleasant symptoms, but they do not eliminate the very cause of the pathologies.