- Inflammation & pain in rheumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
Dose: PO 100mg BD OR PO 200mg OD OR apply BD
Tablet/Capsule:
- 100mg
- 200mg
Gel:
- 1% w/w
To be taken after a meal to avoid GI disturbances.
NSAID
It works by blocking the effect of cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes that make chemical prostaglandins at sites of injury or injury causing pain, swelling and inflammation.
- GI disturbances
- GI ulcerations
- Dizziness
- Dyspepsia
- Flatulence
- Vertigo
- Taste alteration
- Renal & hepatic disorders
- Severe ulcers
- Asthma
- GI bleeding or bleeding disorder
- Hypersensitivity
- Acute porphyria in children
- NSAIDs
- Diuretics
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist |
| Pregnancy | Not recommended |
| Breastfeeding | Not recommended |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
| Aceclodeal | 100mg | Tablet | 100’s | Sava Healthcare C/O Medox Pharma | Medox Pharma |
| Acecor | 1% w/w | Gel | 30g | Coral Labs | Signature Healthcare |
| Acefen | 100mg | Tablet | 100’s | Shelys Pharma | Beta Healthcare |
| Acenac | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medley Pharma | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Acenac SR | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medley Pharma | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Achaid | 200 mg | Capsule | 30’s | Inventia Healthcare | Europa Healthcare |
| Aclofre | 100mg | Tablet | 100’s | Crown Healthcare | Crown Healthcare |
| Aclotas | 100mg | Tablet | 50’s | Intas Pharma | Accord Healthcare |
| Aclotas SR | 200mg | Tablet | 50’s | Intas Pharma | Accord Healthcare |
| Aclotas SR | 200mg | Tablet | 50’s | Intas Pharma | Accord Healthcare |
| Airtal | 100mg | Tablet | 40’s | Almirall | Phillips Therapeutics |
| Apitac | 100mg | Tablet | 30’S | The ACME Labs | Highridge Pharma |
| Ceclonec | 100mg | Tablet | 30’S | Questa Care C/O Surgilinks Ltd | Surgilinks Ltd |
| Dolowin | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Micro Labs India | Micro Labs |
| Dolowin-SR | 200mg | Tablet | 30’s | Micro Labs India | Micro Labs |
| Flexi | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Square Pharma | Ace Pharma |
| Gloace | 100mg | Tablet | 100’s | Global Pharma C/O Medox | Medox Pharma |
| Lofen | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Lords Healthcare | Lords Healthcare |
| Lysodol | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Galaxy Pharma | Galaxy Pharma |
| Lysodol SR | 200mg | Tablet | 30’s | Galaxy Pharma | Galaxy Pharma |
| Movex | 100mg | Tablet | 50’s | Opsonin Pharma | Opsonin Pharma |
| Rilif | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medisel Kenya | Medisel Kenya |
| Rilif SR | 200mg | Tablet | 30’s | Medisel Kenya | Medisel Kenya |
| Siclofen | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Siclofen SR | 200mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zest Pharma | Synermed Pharma |
| Stalace | 100mg | Tablet | 100’s | Stallion Labs C/O Medox Pharma | Medox Pharma |
| Stednac | 100mg | Tablet | 10’s | Stedman Pharma | Simba Pharma |
| Valus | 100mg | Tablet | 10’s | Glenmark Pharma | Glenmark Pharma |
| Zacy SR | 200mg | Tablet | 30’s | Comed Chemicals Ltd | Ripple Pharma |
| Zalac | 100mg | Tablet | 28’s | Laboratory & Allied | Laboratory & Allied |
| Zerodol | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | IPCA Labs | Sai Pharma |
| Zerodol CR | 200mg | Tablet | 30’s | IPCA Labs | Sai Pharma |
| Zofen | 100mg | Tablet | 30’s | Zawadi Healthcare | Zawadi Healthcare |
| Zolfin | 100mg | Tablet | 150’s | Beximco Pharma | Madawa Pharma |
| Zyrtal OD | 200mg | Tablet | 20’s | Global Pharma | Pharmaken Ltd |