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Joints, bones and muscles * Local treatment of pain in seniors * Local treatment of pain: creams, gels, sprays * Local treatment of pain: creams, gels, sprays * OTC, Prescription drugs and Supplements of healthy nutrition * Seniors: complete care * Treatment of pain in seniorsELMETACIN spray 100ml
| Application form | liquids for external use (solutions, sprays, emulsions) |
| Indication group | nonsteroid antiphlogistics and antirheumatics |
| Manufacturer | Stada Arzneimittel AG, Bad Vilbel, Germany, www.stada.de |
| Active substance | Indometacinum 8 mg v 1 ml (0,8 g) |
| minimum amount for dispatch | Elmetacin belongs to the group of medicaments called non-steroidal antirheumatic drugs. Solution of Elmetacin contains anti-flammatory agent called indomethacine. After local administration, the healing substance is absorbed through skin and penetrates into affected regions, where it assuages inflammation, eases pain and reduces oedema. In this way, clinical signs of inflammation are healed locally with insignificant strain to whole organism. Elmetacin is used for external supportive treatment of pain - in the case of acute contusions, sprains or strained muscles of upper and lower extremities as a result of dull injuries, for example at sport - in the case of rheumatic inflammatory diseases of soft tissues, for example tendonitis and peritendinitis In the case of rheumatic diseases of tissues, the preparation can be used only after consultation with doctor. Elmetacin is applied 3-5 times daily. In dependence on the size of painful area, 0.5 – 1.5 ml of Elmetacin solution, e.g. 4 - 13 presses of the spray are necessary for the treatment. Total daily dose should not exceed 7.5 ml of Elmetacin solution, which corresponds to 60 mg of indomethacine. |
Summary of product characteristics  SHOW | Information on a drug is available on the official website: Medicines.org.uk or EMEA : European Medicines Agency |
| SUKL | ELMETACIN spr 1x100ml 1% - |
