Nimesil is an anti-inflammatory drug of the category of NSAIDs, it is a selective inhibitor of COX-2, and is used in medicine for the treatment of various diseases accompanied by an inflammatory process and pain syndrome.
Due to the fact that Nimesil has the shape of granules, the effect of the drug comes faster. As with any medicine, Nimesil has certain rules of administration and dosage that must be followed because the drug is toxic enough and, with frequent and excessive admission, can lead to cirrhosis, fibrosis or toxic hepatitis.
How to take Nimesil in granules?
Nimesil is a light yellow, fine granule with orange flavor. Before use, you need to warm the water a little 100 ml and pour the contents of the sachet into a glass of water and mix thoroughly. If you dissolve Nimesil in hot water, then the solution has a more saturated shade.
Like any non-inflammatory anti-steroid drug, this drug should not be taken on an empty stomach. The active substance - nimesulide adversely affects the gastric mucosa, which, if used regularly, can lead to gastritis or gastric ulcer .
The prepared solution must be taken immediately, since this product is stored only in dry form.
Nimesil is intended only for patients over 12 years of age.
How many days does Nimesil take?
How long you can take Nimesil, depends on the general well-being, and on the course of the illness, because of which the drug was prescribed.
The usual dosage of the drug is 1 sachet 1 time every 12 hours. This is important for moderate pain and mild inflammation, aches and other mild symptoms.
The maximum dosage of the drug per day is 6 g of nimesulide, which corresponds to three packets of Nimesil. This dosage is possible with severe toothache, rheumatic pain, with serious injuries of sprain, etc.
Systemic use of the drug is best avoided. It is designed to relieve pain in a short period of time and is not a cure. The purpose of Nimesil is to muffle pain and relieve inflammation.
When answering the question, how many days can Nimesil be taken, one should adhere to the total time interval for most medicines - 7 days.
How correctly to take Nimesil to patients with impaired renal function?
People with impaired renal function should be cautious about taking many toxic medications, and therefore Nimesil dosage for this group of people should be minimal - 2 g per day. Only under the supervision of a doctor can you increase the dosage if the risk justifies the need for treatment with this medication.
How to take Nimesil in sachets to elderly patients?
Often elderly people have a complex of medicines in their treatment, and Nimesil refers to those drugs that do not combine with all medicines. So, in combination with the following medicines, Nimesil can have certain effects:
- with glucocorticosteroids - a stomach ulcer or bleeding is possible;
- with diuretics - weakens their action;
- with antihypertensive drugs - Nimesil reduces their effects, etc.
Indications for use of the drug
Indications for use Nimesil are as follows:
- acute pain syndromes (rheumatic pains, muscle, joint dislocation, toothache, bursitis, etc.).
- osteoarthritis;
- algodismenorea.
Contraindications to the use of Nimesil
The drug should not be taken to people who have:
- an allergic reaction to NSAIDs;
- combination with hepatotoxic drugs;
- inflammatory diseases of the digestive tract;
- fever against an infectious disease;
- bronchial asthma;
- heart failure ;
- kidney failure;
- pregnancy and lactation;
- liver failure;
- alcoholism.