ARESTON INSTANT 12.5mg x 20 tabl
Arreston Instant is a pain-relieving medicinal product that also reduces inflammation (swelling) and lowers body temperature.
Arreston Instant is used to treat rheumatic pain, muscle pain, headache, toothache, period pain, acute low back pain, pain and fever associated with flu, sore throat and colds.
How to take Areston Instant
Always take this medicine exactly as described in this leaflet or as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. If you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
As a general recommendation, it is important to take the lowest dose that controls pain and not to take diclofenac for longer than necessary.
Adults and adolescents aged 14 and over
Take an initial dose of 2 tablets when symptoms appear. If necessary, continue with 1 one tablet every 4 to 6 hours. Do not take more than 6 tablets in 24 hours. Swallow the tablet whole with a little water, preferably before a meal. Do not exceed the recommended dose.
Use in children and adolescents
Do not give Arreston Instant 12.5 mg film-coated tablets to children under 14 years of age.
Elderly patients
In frail elderly patients, use the lowest dose for pain control.
Do not take diclofenac for longer than 5 days for pain relief and 3 days for high fever relief.
If symptoms persist or worsen, inform your doctor to make sure they are not due to another condition.
If you have taken more than the required dose of Arreston Instant
If you accidentally take too many tablets, contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately. You may need medical attention. Overdose symptoms may include vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), seizures/fits, severe abdominal pain, or bloody or black stools.
If you forget to take Areston Instant
Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.
If you have stopped taking Arreston Instant
Take diclofenac only when symptoms occur.
If you have any further questions related to the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
For more information, read the leaflet.
What Areston Instant contains:
- The active substance is diclofenac potassium. Each film-coated tablet contains 12.5 mg diclofenac potassium.
- The other ingredients are:
- Core: lactose monohydrate, calcium phosphate, sodium starch glycolate type A, corn starch, povidone K30, microcrystalline cellulose 101, silicon dioxide, colloidal anhydrous, magnesium stearate;
- Coating: opadray white OY-B-28920 (poly(vinyl alcohol), titanium dioxide (E171), talc, lecithin (soy) (E322), xanthan gum).
