The drug "Amelotex" (meloxicam) is prescribed to relieve pain and inflammation in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis and other joint diseases accompanied by pain. It significantly reduces pain symptoms, but it is far from always possible to use this medicine, Amelotex. Instructions for use say that this non-steroidal anti-inflammatory has a fairly large number of contraindications. What does the patient need to know about meloxicam?
Amelotex tablets are prescribed by a doctor after evaluating the indications and contraindications for a particular patient. Usually, the doctor prescribes the minimum dose for a short time to see the reaction from the patient. Then, after some time, the prescribed amount of the drug is increased until the optimal dose for the patient is reached.
Adults are prescribed a dose of up to 15 mg per day, regardless of the dosage form. For patients on hemodialysis, the dose is halved. The medicine "Amelotex" is taken regardless of the meal, that is, it doesn’t matter before meals, after or during you take it - the effect does not change.
To reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, Amelotex is prescribed in the amount of one tablet once a day (7.5 mg). Sometimes the dose is doubled if they see that it benefits the patient. In this case, you need to drink the medicine once a day, but a tablet with a large amount of the drug (15 mg).
Are there any contraindications to taking the drug "Amelotex"? Instructions for use mention allergic reactions and some heart operations as contraindications. Allergic reactions in which the medicine is not prescribed include asthma, urticaria, or hypersensitivity reactions in general. If there has ever been an allergic reaction to aspirin, Amelotex should not be prescribed. Allergic patients can suffer very much, even fatal, so the doctor needs to report any allergies, even food.
What else is dangerous Amelotex medicine? Instructions for use warns of an increased likelihood of thrombosis in the vessels of the heart, a possible myocardial infarction, and cerebral stroke. That is, it is usually impossible to prescribe it to patients with a tendency to these diseases. It is necessary to tell the doctor if you had relatives who survived these conditions or even died from them. This will help the doctor make the right decisions about the drug Amelotex. Instructions for use say that such patients are treated with minimal doses and for a very short time, or refuse to use this drug at all.
Although the medicine is not as dangerous for the gastrointestinal tract as aspirin, it can also cause very undesirable consequences: bleeding, inflammation, ulceration of the stomach and intestines and even its perforation (this means a hole is formed between the inside of the organ and the abdominal cavity, which life threatening). The insidiousness of such a side effect is that only one fifth of all the victims reported unpleasant symptoms that could be considered the harbingers of these formidable consequences. The longer the drug Amelotex is used, the more dangerous this is in the sense of the prognosis. If the patient before the use of this drug was sick in the gastrointestinal tract, the likelihood of ulceration increases by 10 times. Therefore, such patients are prescribed very short courses if this is very necessary.
The risk is also increased for smokers and drinkers, even in moderate doses. Elderly patients are also more likely to suffer, so they need special supervision.
The use of this medicine in pregnancy, liver and kidney diseases, and arterial hypertension is also limited.
If you suddenly experience black stools or vomiting with blood while taking meloxicam, seek medical help immediately. This is very serious!