MEFCOLIC PLUS TABLET

Diclofenac Potassium BP 50 mg,Dicyclomine Hcl IP 20 mg Film coated tablet

It is used to treat muscle aches, backaches, dental pain, menstrual cramps, and sports injuries. It also reduces pain, swelling, and joint stiffness caused by arthritis.

It is used to treat muscle aches, backaches, dental pain, menstrual cramps, and sports injuries. It also reduces pain, swelling, and joint stiffness caused by arthritis. Reducing these symptoms helps you do more of your normal daily activities. This medication is known as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

MECHANISM OF ACTION OF DICLOFENAC 50MG + DICYCLOMINE 20MG (MEFCOLIC PLUS TABLET)

DICLOFENAC HAS POTENT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANALGESIC AND ANTIPYRETIC ACTIONS. IT INHIBITS THE ENZYME, CYCLOOXYGENASE, THUS RESULTING IN REDUCED SYNTHESIS OF PROSTAGLANDIN PRECURSORS. ABSORPTION: RAPIDLY ABSORBED (ORAL SOLUTION, RECTAL SUPPOSITORY, IM); MORE SLOWLY (ENTERIC-COATED TAB). DISTRIBUTION: PENETRATES SYNOVIAL FLUID; ENTERS BREAST MILK (SMALL AMOUNTS). PROTEIN-BINDING: >99%. METABOLISM: EXTENSIVELY HEPATIC; CONVERTED TO METABOLITES. EXCRETION: ABOUT 60% EXCRETED IN URINE AS GLUCURONIDE AND SULFATE CONJUGATES; 35% IN BILE; 1-2 HR (ELIMINATION HALF-LIFE).

About Diclofenac Potassium

NSAID, anti-inflammatory ,antipyretic and analgesic.

About Dicyclomine

Anticholinergic ,Antimuscarinic, Antispasmodic and in urinary incontinence.

 

 

For Use of registered medical practitioner or a hospital only