Axcel Glucosatin Dosage & Drug Information

Concise Prescribing Info Full Prescribing Info Contents Description Action Indications/Uses Dosage/Direction for Use Overdosage Contraindications Special Precautions Use In Pregnancy & Lactation Side Effects Drug Interactions Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Regulatory Classification Presentation/Packing

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Per tab Glucosamine sulphate KCl 500 mg, chondroitin Na sulphate 400 mg. Per sachet Glucosamine sulphate KCl 1,500 mg, chondroitin Na sulphate 1,200 mg

Indications/Uses

Adjunctive therapy for OA.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

Tab Adult 1 tab tds. Severe OA Initially, 1 tab tds for at least 8-12 wk. Mild to moderate OA 1 tab bd for at least 6 wk. Follow-up/maintenance therapy 1 tab bd for 3-4 mth. Repeated every other ≤6 mth. Powd for oral soln Adult 1 sachet once daily. Severe OA Initially 1 sachet once daily for at least 8-12 wk.

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Overdosage

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Administration

FC tab: Should be taken with food.. Powd for oral soln: Should be taken on an empty stomach: Best taken before meals.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity. Patients allergic to shellfish.

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Special Precautions

Presence of other joint conditions/diseases. May affect insulin sensitivity & glucose tolerance; type 2 diabetes, overwt patients. Unsuitable for phenylketonurics. Severe hepatic or renal insufficiency. Avoid use during 1st trimester of pregnancy. Lactation. Avoid use in childn.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

Peripheral oedema, tachycardia; skin reactions eg, erythema, pruritus.

Drug Interactions

Impaired insulin secretion. Reduced antidiabetic effect of acarbose, acetohexamide, chlorpropamide, glipizide, glyburide, metformin, miglitol, pioglitazone, repaglinide, rosiglitazone, glimepiride, tolbutamide, troglitazone. Reduced effect of doxorubicin, etoposide, teniposide. Potentiated anticoagulant effects of warfarin.

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Storage

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Description

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Action

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MIMS Class

Other Drugs Acting on Musculo-Skeletal System

ATC Classification

M01AX - Other antiinflammatory and antirheumatic agents, non-steroids ; Used in the treatment of inflammation and rheumatism.

Regulatory Classification

Presentation/Packing

Form

Axcel Glucosatin FC tab

Packing/Price

5 × 5 × 6's

Form

Axcel Glucosatin powd for oral soln

Packing/Price

5 g x 30 × 1's

Axcel Glucosatin

Manufacturer:

Kotra Pharma

Distributor:

Kotra Pharma