Ketonal tablets are a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. They are used for symptomatic therapy of various diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Also, these pills are used to eliminate the strongest pain syndrome of various origins.
Pharmacological action of tablets Ketonal
Ketonal tablets have analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties. The active substance of this drug is ketoprofen. They are responsible for the ability of the drug to significantly increase the pain threshold, because it suppresses the synthesis of bradykinin, rapidly stabilizes the lysosomal membranes and delays the release of enzymes from them. In the blood, the maximum concentration of ketoprofen after taking the drug can be observed after 1.5-2 hours.
Indications for the use of tablets Ketonal
The use of Ketonal in tablets is indicated for various degenerative and inflammatory diseases:
- psoriatic, gouty or rheumatoid arthritis;
- osteoarthrosis;
- restriction of mobility of the spine (even if internal organs are involved in the inflammatory process).
This drug is also useful for rapid relief of muscle pain, peripheral nerve damage, which is accompanied by severe painful attacks, and unpleasant sensations resulting from damage to bone tissue. In some cases, Ketonal tablets can be used for both toothache and also for treatment:
- tendonitis ;
- radiculitis;
- bursitis;
- adnexitis.
This medicine is used as an analgesic for posttraumatic or postoperative pain syndrome, which is accompanied by inflammation. It is recommended to take it for cancer, algodismenorea and childbirth.
How to take Ketonal tablets?
Anesthetizing pills Ketonal should be taken thrice a day for 1 piece. With rheumatoid arthritis or medicine can be consumed 4 times a day. It is best to do this before eating. Dosage of tablets Ketonal may be increased, but more than 300 mg of this drug per day can not be taken. Drink this product with plenty of water or milk.
The duration of treatment with this medication is two weeks. If necessary, the course of application of Ketonal tablets may be longer, but in this case the dosage should be agreed with the doctor.
Contraindications to the use of Ketonal tablets
Do you know what the Ketonal tablets help with and want to use them in treatment? Be careful, since this medicine has contraindications. So, this drug can not be used when:
- hypersensitivity to ketoprofen or other components;
- severe heart failure;
- after aortocoronary bypass surgery;
- active peptic ulcer;
- chronic dyspepsia.
It is also better to drop Ketonal tablets and use their analogs if you have a gastrointestinal or
Side effects of tablets Ketonal
Ketonal may be the cause of the appearance of undesirable phenomena. After it is taken, the patient may experience vomiting, nausea, stomatitis and dry mouth. Sometimes patients develop nervousness, fatigue, severe migraine, dizziness, sleep disturbance and speech disorder. In rare cases, there is a change in taste, tinnitus, visual impairment, tachycardia and peripheral edema.
These tablets can also trigger the occurrence of:
- allergic reactions on the skin;
- shortness of breath;
- rhinitis;
- bronchospasm;
- angioedema .