About sulindac

Anti-inflammatory painkillers like sulindac are sometimes called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or just 'anti-inflammatories'. Sulindac eases pain and reduces inflammation in rheumatic disease and other conditions where there is pain and swelling in the muscles or joints, such as gota.

Sulindac works by blocking the effect of chemicals called cyclo-oxygenase (COX) enzymes. These enzymes help to make other chemicals in the body, called prostaglandins. Some prostaglandins are produced at sites of injury or damage, and cause pain and inflammation. By blocking the effect of COX enzymes, fewer prostaglandins are produced, which means pain and inflammation are eased.

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine may only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking sulindac, it is important that your doctor or pharmacist knows:

• Si tienes asma u otro trastorno alérgico.

• Si alguna vez has tenido una úlcera gástrica o duodenal, o si tienes un trastorno inflamatorio intestinal como la enfermedad de Crohn o la colitis ulcerosa.

• Si estás embarazada, intentando tener un bebé o amamantando.

• If you are under 18 or over 65 years of age.

• Si tienes problemas de hígado o riñón.

• If you have ever had kidney stones.

• Si tienes una afección cardíaca, o un problema con tus vasos sanguíneos o circulación.

• Si tienes presión arterial alta.

• Si alguna vez has tenido problemas de coagulación sanguínea.

• Si tienes niveles altos de azúcar en sangre o colesterol.

• If you are a smoker

• If you have systemic lupus erythematosus (an inflammatory condition also called lupus, or SLE).

• If you are taking other medicines, including those available to buy without a prescription, as well as herbal and complementary medicines.

• Si alguna vez ha tenido una reacción alérgica a cualquier otro AINE (como aspirina, ibuprofeno, diclofenaco e indometacina), o a cualquier otro medicamento.

• Before you start taking sulindac, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. The leaflet will give you more information about the tablets and provide a full list of side-effects which you may experience from taking them.

• Take sulindac exactly as your doctor has told you to. The usual dose is 200 mg taken twice a day. Your dose will be on the label of the pack to remind you.

• Swallow the tablets with a drink of water

• Take your doses with a snack or just after eating a meal, and drink plenty of water while you are on sulindac.

• Try to take your doses at the same times each day, as this will help you to remember to take them.

• If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if when you remember, it is nearly time for your next dose then leave out the forgotten dose. Do not take two doses together to make up for a missed dose.

• Your doctor will try to prescribe you the lowest dose for the shortest time to reduce the risk of side-effects. Your doctor may also want to prescribe another medicine along with it to protect your stomach from irritation.

• If you are taking sulindac for gout and your symptoms have not improved within seven days, you should let your doctor know about this.

• Intenta mantener tus citas regulares con tu médico. Esto es para que tu médico pueda verificar tu progreso.

• Some people taking sulindac have noticed that the colour of their urine changes slightly. If this happens to you, it is nothing you need to be concerned about.

• If you have asthma, symptoms such as wheeze or breathlessness can be made worse by anti-inflammatories such as sulindac. If this happens to you, you should stop taking the tablets and see your doctor as soon as possible.

• If you buy any medicines, check with a pharmacist that they are safe to take with an anti-inflammatory like sulindac.

• Si vas a someterte a una operación o tratamiento dental, informa a la persona que realiza el tratamiento sobre los medicamentos que estás tomando.

Junto con sus efectos útiles, la mayoría de los medicamentos pueden causar efectos secundarios no deseados, aunque no todos los experimentan. Estos generalmente mejoran a medida que su cuerpo se adapta al nuevo medicamento, pero hable con su médico o farmacéutico si alguno de los siguientes efectos secundarios persiste o se vuelve problemático.

Si experimenta otros síntomas que cree que pueden deberse a este medicamento, hable con su médico o farmacéutico.

• Mantenga todos los medicamentos fuera del alcance y la vista de los niños.

• Almacenar en un lugar fresco y seco, lejos del calor y la luz directos.