VOLTAREN (DICLOFENAC)

Voltaren Information

Voltaren is a medicine also widely known as Diclofenac. This drug belongs to a class of medicines called NSAIDs (or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines). Like most NSAIDs, Diclofenac reduces the number of hormones that are known to sometimes cause pain and inflammation. These two symptoms can be caused by ankylosing spondylitis or by arthritis.

Voltaren Indications

Voltaren Warnings

A treatment with Voltaren might increase the patient’s risk of dangerous circulations or heart disorders (this includes stroke and heart attack). Taking the drug for a prolonged period of time can increase this risk. You should not take Diclofenac before or after a heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft).

Taking Voltaren is known to increase the patient’s risk of serious intestines or stomach side effects (these include perforation and bleeding). Such conditions are sometimes lethal and they can sometimes occur without a warning during a treatment with an NSAID drug. Elderly patients are more prone to experiencing such disorders.

You should not start taking this drug if you are allergic to Voltaren or to any other NSAID. Before you start a treatment with this drug you must inform your personal physician if you have:

• a history of stroke, heart attack, or blood clot;
• high blood pressure, congestive heart failure or any other heart disease;
• a history of stomach bleeding or stomach ulcers;
• kidney or liver disease;
• nose polyps;
• asthma;
• a blood clotting or a bleeding disorder;
• if you are a smoker.

If you are suffering from any of the conditions that have been listed here, you may not be allowed to start taking Voltaren or you may need to take in a lower dose of this drug. Your doctor should monitor you intake of this medicine to see how your body reacts during the treatment.

Voltaren is a category C FDA pregnancy drug. Therefore, taking this drug during pregnancy could harm a growing fetus. If you are pregnant, or if you are planning to be so soon, you should ask for a doctor’s opinion before you start taking this drug.

It has been made clear that Voltaren can and does pass into breastmilk. If you are nursing an infant, you should ask your personal physician if it is safe to take this drug. You should ask for a pediatrician’s advice before you start giving this medicine to a child.

During your treatment with Voltaren, you should avoid drinking alcohol. You should store this drug away from, heat, moisture and direct sunlight. Keep this medicine away from children’s reach.

Voltaren Intake Guidelines

Ask your doctor how and for how long you should take Voltaren. You should not disobey any of the instructions (advices) that your doctor has given you. You can also rely on the instructions that should be written on the drug’s package. If you do not understand some of these instructions, you should ask a nurse, a doctor or a pharmacist for further explanations.

In most of the cases, Voltaren is prescribed in its tablet form, but there are cases in which it can be used as suppository. The tablets are taken with a glass of water, and after taking it, it is important not to lie down for about 20 minutes. Also important is to swallow the tablet whole, without crushing, chewing or breaking it, because it is specially designed to release the medicine slowly. The suppository form of Voltaren is inserted up into the rectum, after removing the foil that wraps it. This procedure has to be performed while the patient is lying down on one side, after the suppository has been moistened with cold water. After it has been inserted, it must be left there for at least one hour in order to be fully absorbed. For more information about the intake guidelines of the medicine you can contact your personal health care provider.

If you have to switch Voltaren brands, you might need dosage adjustments. Ask your doctor for further information.  

Voltaren Dosage

Voltaren Overdose

The average symptoms of an overdose with Diclofenac usually include vomiting, nausea, drowsiness, stomach pain, bloody or black stools, coughing up blood, fainting, shallow breathing, or coma. If you think you are suffering from an overdose with this drug, you are probably in need for immediate medical care. You should contact your local poison control centre as soon as you can.

Voltaren Missed Dose

In order to get the best results from your intake of Voltaren, you must do your best and try to take this drug regularly. If you happen to miss a dose of this drug, you should take it as soon as you recall. If it is about time for another dose, skip the pill (or pills) of Voltaren that you have missed and continue with your regular dosing schedule.

Voltaren Side Effects

Some of Voltaren’s severe side effects are:

• chest pain, breath shortness, weakness, vision or balance problems, slurred speech;
• black, tarry or bloody stools;
• swelling;
• less urine or no urine at all;
• rapid weight gain;
• nausea, low fever, stomach pain, jaundice, clay-colored stools, loss of appetite, dark urine;
• fever, headache, sore throat, skin rash, blistering or peeling;
• bruising, numbness, muscle weakness, severe tingling, pain;
• neck stiffness, purple skin spots, chills, increased sensitivity to light, seizure (convulsions).

Other less severe Voltaren side effects are:

• upset stomach, stomach pain, mild heartburn, constipation, diarrhea;
• gas, bloating;
• dizziness, nervousness, headache;
• skin rash or itching;
• blurred vision.

Other side effects that have not been listed here can occur. Alert your physician immediately if you experience anything bothersome or abnormal during your treatment with Voltaren.

Voltaren Drug Reactions

Avoid taking these drugs during your treatment with Voltaren:

• warfarin (Coumadin);
• cyclosporine;
• lithium;
• methotrexate;
• diuretics;
• steroids;
• NSAIDs;

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