Flexijoint 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 Adverse Reactions Drug Interactions Storage MIMS Class ATC Classification Regulatory Classification Presentation/Packing

Concise Prescribing Info

Contents

Crystalline glucosamine sulphate

Indications/Uses

Adjuvant therapy for OA.

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Dosage/Direction for Use

Initially 1 cap tds or 1 sachet once daily for at least 3 mth. Maintenance: 1 cap bd or 1 sachet once daily.

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Overdosage

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Administration

Should be taken on an empty stomach.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity. Not to be given to patients allergic to shellfish. Powd for oral soln: Phenylketonuria.

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Special Precautions

Exclude presence of other joint conditions/diseases. Closely monitor blood glucose levels in patients w/ higher HbA1c levels or taking insulin. Severe hepatic or renal insufficiency. Avoid use during 1st trimester of pregnancy. Lactation. Avoid use in childn. Powd for oral soln: Diabetes.

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Use In Pregnancy & Lactation

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Adverse Reactions

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

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Drug Interactions

Impaired insulin secretion. Increased insulin resistance. Affected glucose tolerance. Reduced antidiabetic effects of acarbose, acetohexamide, chlorpropamide, glipizide, glyburide, metformin, miglitol, pioglitazone, repaglinide, rosiglitazone, glimepiride, tolbutamide, troglitazone. Reduced effectiveness 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

M01AX05 - glucosamine ; Belongs to the class of other non-steroidal antiinflammatory and antirheumatic products.

Regulatory Classification

Presentation/Packing

Form

Flexijoint cap 500 mg

Packing/Price

10 × 10's

Form

Flexijoint powd for oral soln 1,500 mg

Packing/Price

(sugar-free) 4 g x 30 × 1's

Flexijoint

glucosamine

Manufacturer:

Winwa Medical

Distributor:

Winwa Medical