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Drug Details

FENOPRON (arthritis)

• Drug Class Description
  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, propionic acid).
• Generic Name
  Fenoprofen - inflammatory conditions
• Presentation
  Tablets, fenoprofen (as calcium salt) 300mg , 600mg .
• Description
  300 mg: orange oval tablets coded DISTA 4019. 600 mg: orange tablets coded DISTA 4021.
• Indications
  

  Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthrosis, ankylosing spondylitis.

• Adult Dosage
  300 - 600 mg three or four times daily; maximum 3 g daily.
• Child Dosage
  Not recommended.
• Contra Indications
  GI ulceration. Severe renal impairment. Aspirin/anti- inflammatory induced allergy.
• Special Precautions
  Pregnancy. Lactation. History of GI bleeding. Asthma. Renal or hepatic impairment, monitor on long term therapy; heart failure; elderly.
• Interactions
  Anticoagulants, hydantoins, hypoglycaemics, aspirin, phenobarbital (phenobarbitone), loop diuretics, quinolones.
• Adverse Drug Reactions
  GI intolerance, allergies, hepatic and renal disorders, blood dyscrasias.