Voltral Emulgel 20 g 1% gel

Product Information

Product Name

Voltral Emulgel 20 g 1% gel

Product Description

Brand

GlaxoSmithKline

Uses

Anti-rheumatic, Systemic

Composition

Voltral Emulgel 20 g 1% gel is composed ofDiclofenac Sodium, topical (1%)

Contains

1 gel(s)/Pack

Pack Size

20gm gel

Expert Advice

Preferably, take with meals to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort.

Please avoid lying down 15-30 minutes after taking medicine to prevent esophageal ulceration (inflammation).

Please immediately contact your doctor in case of any adverse effects.

Please drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.

Please do not take aspirin, aspirin-containing, and other anti-inflammatory medicines without consulting your doctor

Indications

This medication is used to relieve the following:

Oral: Pain caused by muscular-skeletal disorders, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute gout, and chronic juvenile arthritis.

Injection: Back pain, post-operative pain, pain in acute trauma and fractures, and renal colic (stones blocking urinary tract).

Side Effects

You may experience headache, edema/swelling, pain or irritation at injection site, abdominal pain, peptic ulcer, and abnormalities in hepatic (liver) and renal (kidney) function.

Warnings

Pregnancy

Use this medicine during pregnancy only when no alternate safer option is available.

Lactation

This medicine is not recommended for lactating females.

Precautions

Monitor patients receiving long term therapy, patients with gastrointestinal diseases, patients with heart, renal (kidney), and hepatic (liver) disease, elderly, patients with blood volume depletion (extracellular), high blood pressure, any blood disorders.

Contraindications

Patients with peptic ulcers, aspirin/ anti-inflammatory associated allergies or asthma, severe hepatic (liver) or heart dysfunction, blood diseases