Generic
Nabumetone
Contraindications
Reports suggest that NSAIDs may diminish the antihypertensive effect of ACE-inhibitors. This interaction should be given consideration in patients taking NSAIDs concomitantly with ACE-inhibitors.
Side Effects
Nabumetone is contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to nabumetone or its excipients. Nabumetone should not be given to patients who have experienced asthma, urticaria, or allergictype reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs. Severe, rarely fatal, anaphylactic-like reactions to NSAIDs have been reported in such patients. Nabumetone is contraindicated for the treatment of peri-operative pain in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery
Pregnancy And Lactation
Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, constipation, flatulence, nausea, positive stool guaiac, dry mouth, gastritis, stomatitis, vomiting. Central Nervous System: Dizziness, headache, fatigue, increased sweating, insomnia, nervousness, somnolence. Dermatologic: Pruritus, rash Special Senses: Tinnitus Miscellaneous: Edema
Therapeutic
Symptoms following acute NSAIDs overdoses are usually limited to lethargy, drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting. and epigastric pain, which is generally reversible with supportive care. Gastrointestinal bleeding can occur. Hypertension, acute renal failure, respiratory depression, and coma may occur but are rare. Anaphylactoid reactions have been reported with therapeutic ingestion of NSAIDs and may occur following an overdose. Patients should be managed by symptomatic and supportive care following a NSAID overdose. There are no specific antidotes. Emesis and/or activated charcoal (60 to 100 grams in adults, 1 to 2 g/kg in children). and/or osmotic cathartic may be indicated in patients seen within 4 hours of ingestion with symptoms or following a large overdose (5 to 10 times the usual dose) Forced diuresis, alkalinization of urine, hemodialysis, or hemoperfusion may not be useful due to high protein binding. There have been overdoses of up to 25 grams of Nabumetone reported with no long-term sequelae following standard emergency treatment (ie. activated charcoal gastric lavage, IV H2-blockers, etc).
Storage Conditions
Drugs for Osteoarthritis, Drugs used for Rheumatoid Arthritis
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