Tapend-ER 100 Tablet
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet is a medicine used to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults. It is used to treat many conditions such as headache, fever, period pain, toothache, and colds. It effectively alleviates pain when other treatments fail to relieve your pain.
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet
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About This Medicine
General information about this product
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet is a medicine used to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults. It is used to treat many conditions such as headache, fever, period pain, toothache, and colds. It effectively alleviates pain when other treatments fail to relieve your pain.
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet is a medicine used to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults. It is used to treat many conditions such as headache, fever, period pain, toothache, and colds. It effectively alleviates pain when other treatments fail to relieve your pain.
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet should be taken in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. The addiction/habit-forming potential of this medicine is very high.
Nausea, drowsiness, vomiting and dizziness are some of the side effects of this medicine. Inform your doctor if you have any problems related to heart, liver or kidney. Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
03Uses
Moderate to severe pain
04How To Use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Tapend-ER 100 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
05How It Works
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet decreases the perception of pain by blocking the transmission of pain signals to the brain.
06What If You Miss A Dose?
Q: What if you forget to take Tapend Tablet ER?
A: If you miss a dose of Tapend-ER 100 Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.n
07Benefits
In Moderate to severe pain
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet helps to relieve moderate to severe pain like toothache, headache, or in conditions that affect joints and muscles. It works by blocking chemical messengers in the brain that tell us we have pain. It can help relieve pain in conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Take it as it is prescribed to get the most benefit. Do not take more or for longer than needed as that can be dangerous. In general, you should take the lowest dose that works, for the shortest possible time. This will help you to go about your daily activities more easily and have a better, more active, quality of life.
08Side Effects
Nausea
Vomiting
Dizziness
Sleepiness
09Safety Information
Alcohol:UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Tapend-ER 100 Tablet.
Pregnancy:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Driving:UNSAFE
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.If you feel drowsy, dizzy, have blurred vision or a slow reaction time while taking Tapend-ER 100 Tablet, then do not drive.
Kidney:CAUTION
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Tapend-ER 100 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver:CAUTION
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Tapend-ER 100 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Tapend-ER 100 Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease.
10Drug Tips
Tapend-ER 100 Tablet is a strong painkiller which is used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain when other treatments do not treat your pain well enough or you cannot tolerate them.
The addiction / habit-forming potential of Tapend-ER 100 Tablet is very high. Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor.
Use caution while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Tapend-ER 100 Tablet can cause dizziness and sleepiness.
While taking this medication, avoid alcohol in all forms including beer, wine, aftershave lotions, mouthwash, vinegar, certain desserts, colognes, and liquid medications.
Inform your doctor if you have asthma, liver, kidney or pancreatic disease, or are severely constipated.
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