Comprimés de Sulindac - un anti-inflammatoire non stéroïdien

About sulindac

Anti-inflammatory painkillers like sulindac are sometimes called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or just 'anti-inflammatories'. Sulindac eases pain and reduces inflammation in rheumatic disease and other conditions where there is pain and swelling in the muscles or joints, such as goutte.

Sulindac works by blocking the effect of chemicals called cyclo-oxygenase (COX) enzymes. These enzymes help to make other chemicals in the body, called prostaglandins. Some prostaglandins are produced at sites of injury or damage, and cause pain and inflammation. By blocking the effect of COX enzymes, fewer prostaglandins are produced, which means pain and inflammation are eased.

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking sulindac, it is important that your doctor or pharmacist knows:

• Si vous avez de l'asthme ou tout autre trouble allergique.

• Si vous avez déjà eu un ulcère de l'estomac ou duodénal, ou si vous souffrez d'une maladie inflammatoire de l'intestin telle que la maladie de Crohn ou la colite ulcéreuse.

• Si vous êtes enceinte, essayez d'avoir un bébé ou allaitez.

• If you are under 18 or over 65 years of age.

• Si vous avez des problèmes de foie ou de reins.

• If you have ever had kidney stones.

• Si vous avez une maladie cardiaque, ou un problème avec vos vaisseaux sanguins ou votre circulation.

• Si vous avez de l'hypertension.

• Si vous avez déjà eu des problèmes de coagulation sanguine.

• If you have high blood sugar or cholesterol levels.

• If you are a smoker

• If you have systemic lupus erythematosus (an inflammatory condition also called lupus, or SLE).

• If you are taking other medicines, including those available to buy without a prescription, as well as herbal and complementary medicines.

• Si vous avez déjà eu une réaction allergique à un autre AINS (comme l'aspirine, l'ibuprofène, le diclofénac et l'indométacine), ou à tout autre médicament.

• Before you start taking sulindac, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. The leaflet will give you more information about the tablets and provide a full list of side-effects which you may experience from taking them.

• Take sulindac exactly as your doctor has told you to. The usual dose is 200 mg taken twice a day. Your dose will be on the label of the pack to remind you.

• Swallow the tablets with a drink of water

• Take your doses with a snack or just after eating a meal, and drink plenty of water while you are on sulindac.

• Essayez de prendre vos doses à la même heure chaque jour, cela vous aidera à vous en souvenir.

• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if when you remember, it is nearly time for your next dose then leave out the forgotten dose. Do not take two doses together to make up for a missed dose.

• Your doctor will try to prescribe you the lowest dose for the shortest time to reduce the risk of side-effects. Your doctor may also want to prescribe another medicine along with it to protect your stomach from irritation.

• If you are taking sulindac for gout and your symptoms have not improved within seven days, you should let your doctor know about this.

• Essayez de respecter vos rendez-vous réguliers avec votre médecin. Cela permet à votre médecin de suivre vos progrès.

• Some people taking sulindac have noticed that the colour of their urine changes slightly. If this happens to you, it is nothing you need to be concerned about.

• If you have asthma, symptoms such as wheeze or breathlessness can be made worse by anti-inflammatories such as sulindac. If this happens to you, you should stop taking the tablets and see your doctor as soon as possible.

• If you buy any medicines, check with a pharmacist that they are safe to take with an anti-inflammatory like sulindac.

• Si vous subissez une opération ou un traitement dentaire, informez la personne qui effectue le traitement des médicaments que vous prenez.

En plus de leurs effets bénéfiques, la plupart des médicaments peuvent provoquer des effets secondaires indésirables, bien que tout le monde ne les ressente pas. Ceux-ci s'améliorent généralement à mesure que votre corps s'adapte au nouveau médicament, mais parlez à votre médecin ou à votre pharmacien si l'un des effets secondaires suivants persiste ou devient gênant.

Si vous ressentez d'autres symptômes que vous pensez être dus à ce médicament, parlez-en à votre médecin ou à votre pharmacien.

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