What should I know before I use FELDENE?
What if I am taking other medicines?
How do I use FELDENE?
What should I know while using FELDENE?
Are there any side effects?
Why am I using FELDENE?
What should I know before I use FELDENE?
What if I am taking other medicines?
How do I use FELDENE?
What should I know while using FELDENE?
Are there any side effects?
Product details
For more information, see Section 1. Why am I using FELDENE? in the full CMI.
Do not take FELDENE if you are pregnant in your third trimester of pregnancy, or you are breastfeeding. If you are pregnant at any stage, please speak to your doctor first about this medicine.
Talk to your doctor if you have any other medical conditions, take any other medicines, or are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding. For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I use FELDENE? in the full CMI.
More instructions can be found in Section 4. How do I use FELDENE? in the full CMI.
Things you should do
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If you become pregnant while taking FELDENE, tell your doctor immediately.
If you get an infection while taking FELDENE, tell your doctor.
Tell all doctors, dentists and pharmacists who are treating you that you are taking FELDENE.
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Things you should not do
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Do not give FELDENE to anyone else, even if they have the same condition as you.
Do not take FELDENE to treat any other complaints unless your doctor tells you to.
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Driving or using machines
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Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how FELDENE affects you.
As with other NSAID medicines, FELDENE may cause dizziness, drowsiness or blurred vision.
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Drinking alcohol
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Alcohol may interfere with FELDENE and may affect how well it works. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
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Looking after your medicine
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Keep them in a cool, dry place where the temperature stays below 30°C.
Keep your capsules or tablets where young children cannot reach them.
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What should I know before I use FELDENE?
What if I am taking other medicines?
How do I use FELDENE?
What should I know while using FELDENE?
Are there any side effects?
Why am I using FELDENE?
What should I know before I use FELDENE?
What if I am taking other medicines?
How do I use FELDENE?
What should I know while using FELDENE?
Are there any side effects?
Product details
Do not use FELDENE if:
1. You are allergic or hypersensitive to:
2. You are taking aspirin or any other medicine that is also an NSAID
3. You have had a severe allergic reaction to any medicine in the past, especially skin reactions
4. You have had a skin reaction to piroxicam in the past
5. You have a gastric ulcer (i.e. stomach or duodenal ulcer), a recent history of one, or have had gastric ulcers before
6. You have or have had inflammation and/or ulceration of the lining of the stomach or bowel
7. You have severe kidney disease
8. You have severe heart failure
9. You have severe liver failure
10. You are about to have or have had recent coronary artery bypass surgery
11. You are in your third trimester of pregnancy or are breastfeeding
Tell your doctor if:
Use of FELDENE may increase your risk of developing a heart condition such as heart attack even if you don't have a history of heart disease.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
How much to take
When and how long to take FELDENE
How to take FELDENE
If you forget to use FELDENE
If you use too much FELDENE
( by calling 13 11 26), or
Things you should do
Things you should not do
Driving or using machines
Drinking alcohol
Looking after your medicine
When to discard your medicine
Common side effects
Common side effects
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What to do
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Gastrointestinal related:
Stomach upset including nausea (feeling sick), vomiting
heartburn, indigestion, cramps
Loss of appetite
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Pain in the stomach
Wind
Alertness and sleep:
Dizziness
Light-headedness
Drowsiness, sleepiness
Aches and pains:
Headache
Sore mouth or tongue
Other
Buzzing or ringing in the ears
Hair loss or thinning
Loose nails
Change in mood, for example depression
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Speak to your doctor if you have any of these side effects and they worry you.
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Serious side effects
Serious side effects
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What to do
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Call your doctor immediately:
Gastrointestinal symptoms:
Severe pain or tenderness in the stomach
Skin related symptoms:
Bleeding or bruising more easily than normal, reddish or purple blotches under the skin
Yellowing of the skin and eyes, also called jaundice
Symptoms of sunburn (such as redness, itching, swelling, blistering) which may occur more quickly than normal
Other:
Visual disturbances such as blurred vision
Severe dizziness, spinning sensation
Increase in blood pressure
Fast or irregular heartbeat, also called palpitations
Difficulty hearing, deafness
Signs of frequent or worrying infections such as fever, severe chills, sore throat or mouth ulcers
Signs of anaemia such as tiredness, being short of breath and looking pale
Unusual weight gain, swelling of ankles or legs
Seek Emergency medical attention:
Vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds
Bleeding from your back passage (rectum), black sticky motions (stools) or bloody diarrhoea
Swelling of the face, lips or tongue which may make swallowing or breathing difficult
Asthma, wheezing, shortness of breath
Sudden or severe itching, skin rash, hives
Fainting
Pain or tightness in the chest
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Call your doctor straight away, or go straight to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital if you notice any of these serious side effects.
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Reporting side effects
What FELDENE contains
Active ingredient
(main ingredient)
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Piroxicam (10 mg or 20 mg)
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Other ingredients
(inactive ingredients)
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FELDENE capsules also contain:
Lactose monohydrate
Maize starch
Magnesium stearate
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Gelatin
Erythrosine
Titanium dioxide
Brilliant blue FCF (133) (10 mg only)
FELDENE-D dispersible tablets also contain:
Lactose monohydrate
Cellulose
Hydroxypropyl cellulose
Sodium stearylfumarate
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Potential Allergens
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Feldene contains sugars (as lactose)
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