Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets

What are Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets?

Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets are a treatment for various symptoms relating to pain and inflammation. These include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, acute gout, acute musculoskeletal disorders, period pain and more.

What are Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets best used for?

Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets can be used for treating pain and inflammation caused by various joint, muscle, and bone disorders. Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets can also be used to relieve pain caused by the following conditions:

• Menstrual cramps
• Gout
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Rheumatic disease
• Bursitis
• Minor musculoskeletal injury
• Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

It is also effective at relieving pain in the following cases:

• Fever
• Toothache
• Muscle pain
• Migraine

How to take Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets

Always follow the instructions given to you by your doctor or as listed on the prescription. Depending on the type of condition or pain you’re trying to treat, the dosage may vary.

• Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets for arthritis, osteoarthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: 500mg-1g Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets a day in two doses at twelve hourly intervals.
• Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets for gout: Initially 750 mg Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets as a single dose then 250 mg every 8 hours until the attack has passed.
• Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets for joint / muscle pain and period pain: Initially 500mg Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets as a single dose then 250 mg every 6-8 hours as necessary (max 1250 mg per day after the first).

The tablets should be swallowed whole with a drink of water. For best results, they should be taken with or after food.

Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets side effects

Like all medicines, there are possible side effects when taking Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets. If you do experience any of the following, stop taking the treatment and discuss with your GP.

Serious side effects (very rare):

If you experience any of the following, stop taking Prescription Anti-Inflammatory Tablets immediately and consult your doctor or go to your nearest hospital emergency department:

• Severe stomach pain.
• Black, tarry stools.
• Vomiting any blood or dark particles that look like coffee grounds.
• An allergic reaction causing difficulty breathing, tightness of the chest, swelling of the face, throat or tongue, sore dry itchy skin, or severe skin rashes.
• Increased sensitivity of the skin to sunlight, red spots, a skin rash, or unusual bruising or bleeding of the skin.
• A yellowing of the skin or the whites of the eyes.
• Headaches, neck stiffness, fever, confusion, feeling or being sick (symptoms of a milder-form of meningitis known as aseptic-meningitis).
• Fever, sore throat, fatigue, ulcers or lesions, a severe rash that develops quickly with blisters, or peeling of your skin, and possibly blisters in your mouth, throat, genital area, or eyes (symptoms associated with Stephens-Johnson Syndrome or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN).

Other possible side effects (occurring in less than 1 in 1,000 patients):

• High blood pressure, effects on the kidneys or liver, decreased vision due to clouding of the cornea, or papilloedema (intracranial pressure causing optic disc swelling; symptoms include headaches).
• Blood disorders (which may cause fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers, flu-like symptoms, severe exhaustion, prolonged bleeding, unexplained bleeding or bruising).