How does it work:

Novalgin is a medication for the treatment of pains of different origin and variable intensity such as toothache, headache, arthralgia, neuralgia, myositis, visceral pain or high fever. It is also given in patients having severe pain after operations and traumas, and the pain associated with neoplastic disease, or colicky pain.

Dosage & Administration:

Follow the exact prescribed dose that has been prescribed by your physician.

The recommended dose is 250 to 500mg, 2 or 3 times a day in adults. It should not exceed 3g for every 24-hour period and not more than the prescribed dose recommended by your physician.

However, the dosage is depended upon the medical condition of the patients and it is given based on the response to therapy and their conditions.

Always take Novalgin at regular interval without any missing and overdosing even a single dose. Missed dose will decrease the effectiveness of Novalgin and overdosing can create lots of unwanted problems.

Side Effects:

• agranulocytosis
• leucopenia
• thrombocytopenia
• proteinuria
• interstitial nephritis
• rashes
• urticaria
• Quincke's edema
• asthmatic attacks
• anaphylactic shock (rarely)

Precautions:

Novalgin should be used with caution in patients having known history for hypersensitivity to foods and drugs and particularly to analgesic and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, in patients suffering from bronchial asthma, Quincke's edema, chronic pulmonary infections, hypotension and unstable blood pressure.

Prior to the medication, the blood pressure and the heart rate should be monitored and regular blood count necessary to check.

Novalgin makes you feel drowsiness, so it is advised not to do any hard tasks or driving or working with machines.