Apo-Piroxicam

Apo-Piroxicam: use, contraindications and side effects

Apo-Piroxicam is an anti-inflammatory drug belonging to the oxicam group. It contains the active ingredient - piroxicam. The drug is manufactured by the Canadian company Apotex Inc. and is available in the form of hard capsules in dosages of 10 mg and 20 mg.

Application

Apo-Piroxicam is used for the treatment of inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the joints and spine, which are accompanied by pain, including rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease), osteoarthritis, juvenile chronic arthritis, tendinitis, tendovaginitis, brachial syndrome, glenohumeral periarthritis, acute attack gout and other conditions.

Apo-Piroxicam can also be used to treat pain of various origins, including neuralgia, myalgia, primary dysmenorrhea, postoperative and post-traumatic pain, as well as for the treatment of acute infectious and inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract.

Contraindications

Apo-Piroxicam is not recommended in cases of hypersensitivity to the drug itself or to other NSAIDs, erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, "aspirin" asthma, severe liver and/or kidney dysfunction, hemorrhagic diathesis, changes in the blood picture of unknown origin (including anemia), inflammatory changes or bleeding in the rectum and anus, including proctitis when using suppositories.

The drug is also contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation and in children and adolescents (injection solution - up to 18 years; gel, ointment, suppositories - up to 14 years). Restrictions on use: bronchial asthma, allergic diseases, heart failure and other diseases accompanied by edema, arterial hypertension.

Side effects

When using Apo-Piroxicam, various side effects are possible, including dizziness, headache, irritability, drowsiness or insomnia, weakness, depression, hallucinations, tinnitus, blurred vision, eye irritation. An increase or decrease in blood pressure, palpitations, anemia, thrombopenia, leukopenia, eosinosis may also be observed.