Comprimés de Tenoxicam pour la douleur et l'inflammation

About tenoxicam

Analgésiques anti-inflammatoires like tenoxicam are sometimes called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or just 'anti-inflammatories'. Tenoxicam is used to ease pain and reduce inflammation in les affections rhumatismales, and also to treat painful conditions such as les entorses et les foulures, and other muscle or joint injuries.

Tenoxicam works by blocking the effect of chemicals in your body, 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 tenoxicam, it is important that your doctor 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.

• 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.

• Si vous êtes fumeur.

• Si vous avez un trouble du tissu conjonctif, tel que le lupus érythémateux systémique (une affection inflammatoire également appelée lupus, ou LES).

• Si vous prenez d'autres médicaments. Cela inclut tous les médicaments que vous prenez et qui sont disponibles à l'achat sans ordonnance, ainsi que les médicaments à base de plantes et les médecines complémentaires.

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

• Before you start taking tenoxicam, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. The manufacturer's 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 one tablet a day, exactly as your doctor tells you to. Swallow the tablet whole - do not break or crush the tablets.

• Although you may take your doses before meals, it is better to take your doses with a snack or just after eating a meal. This is because the food in your stomach will help to protect from side-effects such as indigestion and stomach irritation.

• Most people find it helps to swallow the tablets with a drink of water.

• If you have been prescribed tenoxicam for muscle or joint injury, it is likely that your course of treatment will last for a week, or possibly two weeks at the most. Longer courses of treatment are prescribed for people with rheumatic conditions.

• Si vous oubliez de prendre une dose, prenez-la dès que vous vous en souvenez. Si vous ne vous en souvenez que le lendemain, sautez la dose oubliée. Ne prenez pas deux doses en même temps pour compenser une dose manquée.

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

• Try to keep any regular appointments with your doctor. This is so your doctor can check on your progress, and is especially important if you are taking tenoxicam for a long-term condition.

• If you have asthma, symptoms such as wheeze or breathlessness can be made worse by anti-inflammatories such as tenoxicam. 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 tenoxicam. This is because you should not take these tablets with any other anti-inflammatory painkiller, some of which are available in cold and flu remedies which can be bought over the counter.

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

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with tenoxicam. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Important: if you experience any of the following less common but more serious symptoms, stop taking tenoxicam and contact your doctor for advice straightaway:

• Si vous avez des difficultés respiratoires telles que des sifflements ou un essoufflement.

• Si vous présentez des signes de réaction allergique tels qu'un gonflement autour de la bouche ou du visage, ou une éruption cutanée sévèrement prurigineuse.

• Si vous avez des selles sanglantes ou noires, vomissez du sang, ou ressentez de fortes douleurs abdominales.

If you experience any other symptoms which you think may be due to this medicine, speak with your doctor or pharmacist for further advice.

• Gardez tous les médicaments hors de la portée et de la vue des enfants.

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