About ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL
ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL is used to reduce pain and inflammation. The pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Inflammation is a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL is composed of two medicines: Aceclofenac (pain reducer) and Paracetamol (fever reducer). ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL helps in relieving pain from conditions like headache, mild migraine, muscle pain, dental pain, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and osteoarthritis. Aceclofenac and Paracetamol both work by blocking the chemical messengers responsible for causing pain, inflammation, and fever.
ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL may cause side effects like dizziness, nausea (feeling sick), digestion problems (constipation, flatulence, diarrhoea) and skin reactions (like rashes and hives). Most of the side effects of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor.
Taking more than the daily prescribed dose of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL may cause liver damage or allergic reactions like swelling of the mouth, face, throat, difficulty in breathing, skin rash, itching, gastrointestinal bleeding and/or ulcer. Use this medicine in the prescribed doses and seek immediate medical help if you experience such symptoms.
Uses of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL
Pain, Inflammation and fever
Medicinal Benefits
ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL helps to reduce pain and inflammation caused by various complications or conditions. It significantly works on providing relief from pain for extended hours. It contains paracetamol, which is less irritant to the stomach than other painkillers. Hence, it is well tolerated by patients who have an allergy to aspirin or a risk of gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcer formation. Besides this, it does not affect bleeding time and also helps in reducing fever due to pain or swelling.
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Side Effects of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL
Dizziness
Nausea
Digestion problems (like constipation, flatulence, diarrhoea)
Increased liver enzymes in the blood (diagnosed through liver function test)
In-Depth Precautions and Warning
Drug Warnings
Taking more than the daily prescribed dose of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL may cause liver damage or allergic reactions like swelling of the mouth, face, throat, difficulty in breathing, skin rash or itching. Most of the cases of liver injury are associated with the use of paracetamol. Gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcer formation is commonly observed with the use of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL, so the doctor may prescribe you the lowest dose available. Do not take ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL if you have asthma or allergies to pain killers, heart, kidney and liver conditions. ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL should not be taken during pregnancy or by breastfeeding mothers as it may affect baby.
Drug Interactions
Drug-Drug Interaction: ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL interact with cholesterol lowering drugs (cholestyramine), charcoal, medicine to stop vomiting (domperidone, metochlopramide), alcohol, anti HIV drug (zidovudine), blood thinner (warfarin), blood pressure lowering medicine, anti cancer or anti arthritis drug (methotrexate) may lead to drug toxicity or affect the working of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL. So, contact the doctor before taking these medicines.
Drug-Food Interaction: No interaction found.
Drug-Disease Interaction: Patient affected with liver disease, bleeding disorder and alcoholism should not take ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL as it has a risk of causing derangement in liver functions.
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Safety Advice
Alcohol
unsafeYou are recommended not to consume alcohol along with ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL as it contains paracetamol which can together damage your liver severely.
Pregnancy
cautionThe safety of this medicine for use during pregnancy is not known. Hence, it is not recommended for use in pregnancy unless considered essential by your doctor.
Breast Feeding
cautionACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL should not be used without consultation with your doctor if you are breast-feeding. It is not known if this medicine passes into breast milk. It is not recommended for use during breast-feeding unless considered essential by your doctor.
Driving
cautionACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL usually causes dizziness, drowsiness and visual disturbances which may affect their ability to drive or operate machinery. Make sure you are not affected before driving or operating machinery.
Liver
cautionACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of Liver diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.
Kidney
cautionACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of Kidney diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.
Children
unsafeThe safety and efficacy of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL in children have not been established. ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL is not recommended in children.
Habit Forming
Diet & Lifestyle Advise
Include more glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, Vitamin D, and calcium-enriched supplements. Besides this, turmeric and fish oils can help in reducing inflammation in the tissue.
Do not go for heavy exercise as it may increase your joint pain in arthritis. Instead, you can do stretching, and low-impact aerobic exercises like walking on a treadmill, bike riding, and swimming. You can also strengthen your muscle strength by lifting light weights.
In the chronic condition of arthritis or joint pain try to include fish like salmon, trout, tuna, and sardines. These fishes are enriched with omega-3 fatty acids that minimum level of chemical called cytokines, which ramp up inflammation.
Your sitting posture is important especially when have pain and inflammation conditions. Try to sit as little as possible, and only for short time (10-15 min). Use back support like a rolled-up towel at the back of your curve to minimize pain. Keep your knees and hips at a right angle. Besides this, you can use a footrest if required.
Special Advise
The components of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL have the tendency of causing stomach upset. Thus, it is recommended to consume ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL with meals to minimize gastric side effects. If you have a diagnosis of peptic ulcer, ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL is best avoided unless prescribed by your doctor.
Paracetamol is a component of ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL which can cause liver injury when in taken in large doses. Concomitant use of alcohol is best avoided as it aggravates the liver toxicity.
Although it is generally a safe medicine to use, it should be avoided in patients with kidney disease as ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL may have an adverse effect on renal functions.
Use with caution in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Do not self-administer ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL if you are pregnant or are nursing.
Although ACECLOFENAC+PARACETAMOL provides symptomatic relief in conditions like arthritis and may reduce the inflammation caused by these conditions, to achieve best results, it is strongly recommended remaining physically active as much as your condition allows. Adopting a healthy lifestyle coupled with healthy diet containing high proteins, is the mainstay of management of arthritic conditions.
Patients Concern
Disease/Condition Glossary
Pain: It is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. When you do something that hurts your body, your brain triggers the pain response.
Inflammation: It is a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
