What is Mobic?
Mobic is the representative of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug group, which contributes to the production of body hormones, responsible for pain and inflammation. Due to the powerful composition, the drug is an effective treatment of mild to severe pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in adults. Besides, the drug can eliminate the signs of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in patients under 2 years old. Mobic may also be used off-label for conditions, not indicated in the safety guide. Talk to your doctor primarily to the therapy, so that you are 100% sure in its safety and effectiveness.
Recommendations for Use
Follow the safety recommendations and other individual directions in order to get the maximum out of the therapy. Your doctor should be warned about all the underlying and accompanying health ailments, other treatment courses and similar issues that may influence Mobic course. Take the drug in the exact dose directed by the medical specialist, as increasing or decreasing the dose, you enhance the risk of side effects and drug misuse. Tell your doctor if the adjusted dose seems ineffective, so the specialist may change the prescription for better results.
Mobic should be administered on a regular basis, with or without food. Frequent medical tests are required for people, using Mobic for a long term. Visit your doctor regularly, if your child is taking the treatment. Make sure no changes in weight have happened, as it may influence the dosage recommendations.
On average, 7.5 mg is the daily dose, sufficient for the elimination of pain and inflammation, triggered by underlying health disorders. The dose will depend not only on the severity of the treated condition but a range of other factors. The maximal daily dose is 15 mg.
Precautions and Contraindications
Mobic misuse can result in fatal heart disorders, including stroke and heart attack. Make sure you take the drug in the individually prescribed dose and for a specified duration. Additionally, Mobic can enhance the risk of life-threatening intestinal and stomach bleeding. The drug should not be taken right before or after coronary artery bypass graft or other serious surgeries.
Patients, who are allergic to Meloxicam, should avoid the medication intake, as well as the ones, who have recently experienced allergic reactions or asthma attacks, triggered by NSAIDs. Pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children have an increased risk of various disorders. The components of the drug may also affect fertility, delaying ovulation. Talk to your doctor before the beginning of the treatment course to get all the details and pitfalls of the therapy.
Individual dose adjustment is required for patients diagnosed with other health problems, especially asthma, stomach bleeding and ulcers, blood clots, heart attack or stroke, hypertension, high cholesterol level, heart disorders, diabetes, fluid retention, kidney or liver disorders, etc. The treatment is contraindicated for patients under 2 years old.
Drug Interactions
Drinking alcohol is prohibited during Mobic course, as it may lead to dangerous side effects and health abnormalities. Don’t take aspirin and other NSAIDs together with Mobic. Talk to your medical specialist about the use of other prescription and non-prescription drugs, especially pain medications, cold and allergy drugs.
Side Effects
Immediate medical assistance is inevitable for people, who have got allergic reactions or other life-threatening symptoms of Mobic misuse or overdose. The patient should stop the treatment course and contact a qualified medical specialist if he/she has noticed sudden weight gain, skin rash, breathing disorders, symptoms of kidney or liver issues, severe skin reactions, anemia, and other abnormalities. Cold and flu symptoms, dizziness, constipation, stomach pain, and discomfort and other issues are milder side effects
Mobic and Other Drugs
Discuss the future therapy with your doctor to ensure its safety, especially if you are currently taking an antidepressant. The components of the drug may interfere with Lithium, Cyclosporine, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate, steroid drugs, blood pressure medications, and others.
Overdose
Contact Poison Center and seek immediate medical assistance if you have noticed any disorders caused by Mobic overdose.