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What is Dekendol 25 mg tablet and what is it used for?
It is a medicine used for the relief and symptomatic treatment of musculoskeletal pain, such as headaches, menstrual or dental pain, among others.
It comes in a pack of 10 tablets.
Over 18 years of age.
The dose is 25 mg every 8 hours, i.e. 3 tablets a day, the maximum possible dose of dexketoprofen being 75 mg a day.
In patients with hepatic insufficiency, the daily dose is 50 mg.
In patients with mild renal insufficiency, the daily dose is 50 mg. On the other hand, if renal insufficiency is severe, dexketoprofen is not recommended.
Composition of Dekendol.
The active substance is dexketoprofen.
Each film-coated tablet contains 25 mg dexketoprofen (as dexketoprofen trometamol).
The other ingredients (excipients) are microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, maize starch, hypromellose, silica colloidal anhydrous silica.colloidal anhydrous silica and magnesium stearate in the tablet core and hypromellose, macrogol 6000, propylene glycol and titanium dioxide (E171) in the coating. See section 2 "Dekendol contains sodium.
Contraindications
Do not use dekendol:
- In children under 18 years of age.
- In patients who have had asthma attacks, bronchospasm or acute rhinitis.
- With concomitant intake of medicines such as NSAIDs or salicylic acid derivatives.
- In patients who have suffered gastrointestinal bleeding due to NSAID use, or who have an active ulcer, patients with chronic dyspepsia.
- In patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
- In patients with severe cardiac, renal or hepatic insufficiency.
Side effects
Dekendol may cause side effects, as is the case with all medicines on the market. In this case, vomiting, dyspepsia, abdominal pain occur quite frequently. In addition, although not as frequent, unwanted side effects of the medication may occur, such as oedema, anorexia, paraesthesia, syncope, hot flushes, bronchospasm, pancreatitis, tachycardia, hypotension, gastritis and dry mouth, among others. Your pharmacist's opinion
If you have any kind of joint or muscle pain, headache or the typical menstrual pain that many patients suffer from on a monthly basis, take 1 or several tablets of this medicine a day.
Use it on an ad hoc basis and as long as there are truly acute symptoms to justify it.
To facilitate absorption, it can be taken on an empty stomach 15 minutes before meals, directly into the mouth or diluted in a glass of water.
Read the package leaflet included with this medicine carefully. If you have any questions, you can consult our team of expert pharmacists.
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Read the package leaflet included with this medicine carefully. If you have any questions, you can consult our team of pharmaceutical experts.
If you have any questions, please contact our team of pharmacists.
