Tolfenamic Acid (Tolfenamic Acid)
Overview of Tolfenamic Acid
Tolfenamic acid is an NSAID, which is licensed specifically for the treatment of an acute migraine attack.
Indication of Tolfenamic Acid
Tolfenamic Acid is primarily indicated in conditions like Long-term treatment of reflux oesophagitis.
Contraindication of Tolfenamic Acid
Tolfenamic Acid is contraindicated in conditions like GI ulceration,Bleeding.
Side Effects of Tolfenamic Acid
The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Tolfenamic Acid are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Dizziness, Vertigo, Headache, Nausea, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nervousness, Hypersensitivity reactions, Hematuria, Photosensitivity, Depression, Bronchospasm, Angioedema, GI ulceration, Hearing disturbances.
Precautions of Tolfenamic Acid
NSAID (e.g Tolfenamic acid ) should be used with caution in the elderly, in allergic disorders, during pregnancy and breast-feeding, and in coagulation defects.In patients with renal, cardiac, or hepatic impairment caution is required since the use of NSAID may result in deterioration of renal function the dose shuold be kept as low as possible and renal function should be monitored.