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Piroxicam Capsules 20mg
- Please read this leaflet carefully before you start to take your medicine.
- It gives you important information about your medicine.
- If you want to know more, or you are not sure about anything, ask your pharmacist or doctor.
- Keep the leaflet until you have finished the medicine.
What's In Your Medicine
Piroxicam Capsules are pink and contain 20mg of Piroxicam. The capsules also contain: carmellose sodium, gelatin, lactose, magnesium stearate, maize starch, polysorbate, shellac glaze, E127, E171, EI72.
Piroxicam Capsules are available in pack sizes of 28.
Piroxicam is one of a group of medicines called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
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About Your Medicine
The name of your medicine is piroxicam which is the generic (common) name. Your doctor may have given you this medicine before from another company and it may have looked slightly different. Either brand will have the same effect.
Piroxicam Capsules are used to treat:
- the relief of pain, stiffness and inflammation in such conditions as arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, low back pain, gout attacks, sprains, strains and other injuries.
Before Taking Your Medicine
Make sure you have told your doctor if you:
- are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast feeding.
- are sensitive to piroxicam, aspirin, other NSAIDs, or any other ingredients in the capsules (have suffered from symptoms such as swelling, runny nose, difficulty breathing or itchy skin rash).
- have kidney or liver problems.
- have or have had a history of asthmatic attacks.
- have or have had a stomach or duodenal ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding.
- have intestinal problems (eg ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease).
- have heart problems or high blood pressure.
- are taking other medicines such as anticoagulants (eg warfarin), aspirin, diuretics (eg amiloride), cimetidine, lithium, other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), drugs to treat high blood pressure (eg captopril and propranolol), drugs to treat heart conditions (eg digoxin), methotrexate, ciclosporin, corticosteroids (eg Prednisolone), antibacterial drugs such as norfloxacin, mifepristone (or within 8-12 days of taking mifepristone) and including any that you can buy without prescription.
Medicines such as piroxicam may be associated with a small increased risk of heart attack ("myocardial infarction") or stroke. Any risk is more likely with high doses and prolonged treatment. Do not exceed the recommended dose or duration of treatment.
If you have heart problems, previous stroke or think that you might be at risk of these conditions (for example if you have high blood pressure, diabetes or high cholesterol or are a smoker) you should discuss your treatment with your doctor or pharmacist.
Piroxicam may make you feel drowsy or dizzy, if so, do not drive a car or operate machinery.
Taking Your Medicine
Your doctor has decided the dose which is best for you. Always follow your doctor's instructions exactly, and those on the pharmacy label. If you do not understand anything, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
The usual dosage(s) are described below:
Age Group: Dosage
Adults (including elderly):
Arthritis & Ankylosing spondylitis: Initially 20mg as one dose, then 10-30mg daily (either as a single or divided dose).
Gout attack: Initially 40mg as one dose, then 40mg daily for 4-6 days (either as a single or a divided dose).
Sprains, strains, etc: Initially 40mg for 2 days (either as a single or divided dose), then 20mg daily for 5-12 days.
Children under 12 years: Not given to this age group.
These capsules should be taken as instructed - followed by a glass of water or milk. Continue to take them for as long as your doctor tells you to, it may be dangerous to stop without their advice.
If you forget to take a dose, take another as soon as you remember and then your next dose at the usual time. NEVER take two doses at the same time.
If you are elderly, it is particularly important to take this medicine exactly as directed by the doctor.
If you see another doctor or go into hospital, let them know what medicines you are taking.
If you accidentally take more than your prescribed dose, contact your nearest hospital casualty department, or tell your doctor, immediately.
After Taking Your Medicine
Like many medicines, piroxicam may occasionally cause side-effects in some patients, particularly when you first start taking it. These may include anxiety, dizziness, vertigo (a spinning sensation), tremor (shakiness of the arms or legs), difficulty in sleeping or nightmares, tiredness, irritability, loss of or abnormal sensations such as pins and needles, blurred or double vision, impaired hearing or ringing in the ears, headache, bitter taste or other taste change, mouth ulcers, swollen tongue, constipation, diarrhoea, feeling or being sick, loss of appetite, mild to moderate stomach discomfort or gas, loss of hair or finger and toenails, increased sensitivity to the effects of the sun (or sunlamps), skin rashes which may be raised, itchy, red, blister-like and severe, oedema (body swelling particularly of the ankles), nose bleeds. You should consult your doctor if these are troublesome or continue.
If you get visual disturbances, memory disturbance, mood or mental changes; convulsions (seizures); bloody stools; difficult, burning or painful urination; severe stomach pain, indigestion or heartburn for the first time; spitting up blood, unusual bleeding or bruising; persistent sore throat or high temperature; skin rash; allergic reactions such as wheezing or shortness of breath, swelling of the face and throat, swelling of blood vessels which may be associated with fever, rash and joint pains; very fast but irregular heartbeat or pulse; yellowing of the skin or eyes, or any other unusual effects, tell your doctor immediately and seek advice.
Medicines such as piroxicam may be associated with a small increased risk of heart attack ("myocardial infarction") or stroke.
Whilst you are taking piroxicam your doctor may want to give you a check-up from time to time.
Storing Your Medicine
Do not use the capsules after the expiry date shown on the product packaging. Keep the capsules below 25°C in a dry place and protected from light, and in the original packaging. KEEP THEM IN A SECURE PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CANNOT GET AT OR SEE THEM. REMEMBER, this medicine is for YOU only. NEVER give it to anyone else. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours. Unless your doctor tells you to, do not keep medicines that you no longer need - give them back to your pharmacist for safe disposal.
Date of last revision: March 2007
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