Manufacturer
MALAYSIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD.
Contents
Ketoprofen
Indication
Ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, rheumatoid, Bursitis, OA (osteoarthritis), Pain and inflammation associated with musculoskeletal and joint disorders, Postoperative pain, Rheumatoid arthritis, Tendinitis, Dysmenorrhoea, Mild to moderate pain.
Instruction
Should be taken with food. Preferably taken w/ or after meals.
Drug interaction
Increased levels and risk of toxicity with lithium, digoxin, methotrexate. Increased risk of gastrointestinal ulceration, perforation and bleeding with other NSAIDs, aspirin, corticosteroids, SSRI and anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin, heparin). Exacerbate cardiac failure with cardiac glycoside. Increased risk of hyperkalaemia and renal toxicity with ACE inhibitors, diuretics, angiotensin receptor antagonists, heparin, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, trimethoprim. Reduces effects of diuretics and ACE inhibitors or other antihypertensive agents. Increased serum concentration with probenecid. Increased risk of nephrotoxicity with ciclosporin and tacrolimus.