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Diclofenac Potassium
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Indications & Uses
Diclofenac Potassium is indicated for:
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
Adults: The usual dose is 50 mg to start, followed by 25-50 mg every eight hours as needed. For migraine, take 50 mg at the first sign of an attack, followed if necessary by a further 25-50 mg after 2 hours. Do not exceed 150 mg in a day. Swallow the tablets whole with a drink, preferably before meals. Children: For children over 14 years of age, up to 75 mg a day, given in divided doses.
Side Effects
Side effects with Diclofen K are usually mild and short-lived. That said, if a serious side effect occurs, the medicine should be stopped. Occasionally, patients may notice epigastric pain or other gastro-intestinal disturbances such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, dyspepsia, flatulence, or loss of appetite. Rarely, gastro-intestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer (with or without bleeding or perforation), or bloody diarrhoea may occur.
Cautions & Contraindications
Contraindications
Diclofenac Potassium tablets should not be used in patients who are hypersensitive to Diclofenac. Patients who have had asthma, urticaria, or an allergic-type reaction after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs should also avoid this medicine, since severe and occasionally fatal anaphylactic-like reactions to NSAIDs have occurred in such patients. Diclofenac must not be used for perioperative pain during coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.