Dolocartigen: What is it and what is it for?

What is dolocartigen?

Dolocartigen® is the registered trademark of a synthetic medicinethat uses diacerein(1) and meloxicam(2) as active ingredient, belonging to the line of antiosteoarthritic and analgesic-anti-inflammatory drugs respectively, witheffect on some osteoarticular ailments.

To highlight: This pharmaceutical product is made by the company namedREPRESENTACIONES E INVESTIGACIONES MÉDICAS, S.A. de C.V. (3)

What is dolocartigen for?

• Thanks to the joint action of its active ingredients, dolocartigen®acts to inhibit proinflammatory and pro-catabolic cytokinessuch as interleukin-1, responsible for the degradation of articular cartilage as well as the inhibition of enzymes that degrade cartilage. It also produces an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect, contributing to the long-term treatment of pain and inflammation.
• It is used to treat:
  • The pain and inflammation caused by osteoarthritis. (4)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis . (5)
  • Degenerative joint disease and related diseases.

Dosage and routes of administration of dolocartigen

The presentation of dolocartigen® is in a box with capsules containing diacerein 50 mg and meloxicam 15 mgtag. The route of administration is oral and the dosage as a reference can be as follows:

• Dolocartigen® capsules: One capsule daily, preferably taken with meals at night, for the time indicated by your doctor.

Dolocartigen Side Effects

Therapeutic treatment with dolocartigen® Can cause some of the following side effects in certain people:

• Possible allergic reactions due to patient contact with any of the components of the formula.
• Diarrhea , loose stools, and abdominal pain .
• Darkening of urine color.
• Dyspepsia, nausea.
• Vomiting , constipation and flatulence.
• Cutaneous rash, dizziness and edema.

Important: Any of these symptoms or another that is not on the list may appear during treatment with this drug and in this sense, stop using it and consult your doctor .

Contraindications and warnings of dolocartigen

The consumption of this pharmaceutical product is contraindicated in any of the following circumstances:

• Patient hypersensitivity to any of the components of the drug formula or anthraquinone derivatives.
• Children under 15 years of age.
• Patients with severe hepatic and renal insufficiency.
• During the pregnancy period.
• During breastfeeding .

You should know: Before starting treatment with this medicine, the patient must provide all the information related to their health history to their doctor.

Avoid if you have:

• History of hypersensitivity to any of the components of the formula or to anthraquinone derivatives.
• History of medication with acetylsalicylic acid and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn ‘s disease .

Warnings:

• Pharmaceutical products such as dolocartigen® must be administered with a prescription or prescription.
• In certain patients, the administration of this medicine must be supervised by a specialist doctor.
• Do not administer this medication with other drugs that deteriorate the bacterial flora, such as antibiotics or anticoagulants.
• Administration of this drug to elderly patients with pre-existing conditions should also be monitored.
• Keep this product out of the reach of children.