Medicament 'Fleksen'. Instructions for use

Medication "Fleksen" instructions for use refers to painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs. The drug inhibits cyclooxygenase and the synthesis of prostaglandins. The active component of the drug "Fleksen" is ketoprofen. The product is available in the form of gel, capsules, injections, rectal suppositories.

The medication is indicated for pathologies in the musculoskeletal system of an inflammatory nature. The "Fleksen" medication is recommended for use with algodismenore, renal colic, pain syndrome associated with surgery, trauma, bone metastases. Indications include bruises or sprains of ligaments, tendons, muscles, radiculitis, myalgia, sciatica, tendosinovitis. The "Fleksen" preparation is recommended for bursitis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis.

In the form of a solution for injection, the drug is used to relieve acute pain syndrome.

The preparation "Fleksen" instructions for use does not allow for the appointment of pathological digestive tracts in the acute stage, disorders of kidney and liver activity of pronounced nature, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia. Not recommended means for disorders of blood clotting, hypersensitivity (to other anti-inflammatory non-steroid drugs, including). The drug "Fleksen" instruction does not recommend children under fifteen.

Medication in the form of rectal suppositories is contraindicated in case of proctitis and hemorrhoids.

Application during pregnancy is contraindicated. When prescribing a medicine to a nursing woman, it is necessary to warn her about the need to stop feeding for the entire period of therapy.

Medication "Flexen" can provoke a number of negative reactions. These include, in particular, asthenia, headache, dizziness, flatulence, diarrhea, gastralgia, burning sensation (when suppositories are administered), allergic reactions to the skin.

Capsules for oral administration are recommended after meals. The preparation does not need to be crushed. Swallow whole capsules. It is recommended to drink with water in sufficient volume. The dosage is fifty to one hundred milligrams. During the day, two or three doses are allowed.

Suppositories are administered rectally one to two times during the day.

The gel is applied topically. A small amount of the drug is applied to the site above the inflammatory focus. Slight rubbing is allowed. Do not use more than two or three times a day. The duration of use of the drug is fourteen days. The expediency of a longer application is established by a specialist.

A solution for injections is injected into the muscle (deep) one hundred milligrams no more than twice a day. The duration of therapy with injections is usually several days. After alleviating the pain syndrome, the patient is transferred to the use of suppositories or oral capsules.

In a day, the dose of the medicine should not be more than three hundred milligrams.

Particular care should be taken when prescribing the drug for patients with liver and kidney disorders, diseases of the digestive system, heart failure, polyps in the nasal mucosa, urticaria, rhinitis, bronchial asthma. Systematic medical monitoring should be performed on the condition of patients in old age.

When using the gel, do not allow the product to enter the mucous membranes, eyes, open wounds, or damage to the skin.

The drug should not be stored for longer than three years.

In order to avoid the development of negative consequences, before using the drug "Flexen" (regardless of the dosage form), it is necessary to visit the doctor and study the instructions.