Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pain, inflammation

Active Ingredient: Acemetacin

Indication for Acemetacin

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Acemetacin is indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, and post-operative pain and inflammation.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

120-180 mg in 2-3 divided doses daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

120 - 180 mg

Dosage regimen

From 40 To 60 mg 3 time(s) per day every day

Loading dose

180 mg

Maintenance dose

120 mg

Detailed description

The recommended starting dose is 120mg/day in divided doses, increasing to 180mg/day in divided doses, depending on patient response.

Dosage considerations

To be taken preferably with or after food.

Active ingredient

Acemetacin

Acemetacin is a glycolic acid ester of indomethacin and the pharmacological activity resulting from acemetacin administration in man is derived from the presence of both acemetacin and indomethacin. The precise pharmacological mode of action of acemetacin is not known. However, unlike other NSAIDs, acemetacin is only a relatively weak inhibitor of prostaglandin synthetase.

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