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DICLOZID IM SOLUTION FOR INJECTION (75MG+4MG)/4ML 4ML COMPOSITION: ACTIVE SUBSTANCES ARE: DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND THIOCOLCHICOSIDE. OTHER SUBSTANCES ARE: PROPYLENE GLYCOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, DISODIUM EDETATE, WATER FOR INJECTIONS, SODIUM HYDROXIDE. DICLOFENAC SODIUM BELONGS TO A GROUP OF MEDICINES CALLED NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS ("NSAIDs"), WHICH ARE USED TO TREAT PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. THIOCOLCHICOSIDE IS A MUSCLE RELAXANT USED IN ADULTS FOR PAINFUL MUSCLE SPASMS, AS ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY. INDICATIONS: TREATMENT OF ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN (ACUTE LUMBAGO) IN ADULTS. MECHANISM OF ACTION OF DICLOZID: DICLOFENAC ALLEVIATES SYMPTOMS OF INFLAMMATION SUCH AS PAIN AND SWELLING BY INHIBITING THE SYNTHESIS OF PROSTAGLANDINS THAT CAUSE THEM. IT DOES NOT ACT ON THE CAUSES OF INFLAMMATION. THIOCOLCHICOSIDE HAS A MUSCLE RELAXANT EFFECT AND IS USED IN ACUTE CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE SPINE. THEIR COMBINATION IS USED FOR PAIN AND PAINFUL MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE LOWER BACK (ACUTE LUMBAGO). DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION: ALWAYS USE THIS MEDICINE EXACTLY AS YOUR DOCTOR HAS TOLD YOU. THE MEDICINE IS INTENDED FOR SHORT-TERM USE. THE RECOMMENDED DOSE IS ONE VIAL ONCE INTRAMUSCULARLY (75 MG DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND 4 MG THIOCOLCHICOSIDE), AND THE MAXIMUM DAILY DOSE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 150 MG DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND 8 MG THIOCOLCHICOSIDE (2 VIALS PER DAY, WITH A MINIMUM NECESSARY INTERVAL OF 12 HOURS BETWEEN 2 DOSES, WITHIN 24 HOURS). THE DURATION OF TREATMENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2 DAYS. OVERDOSAGE OR PROLONGED USE SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IF IN DOUBT, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR. DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED DOSE AND DURATION OF TREATMENT. DOSAGE: DO NOT EXCEED THE DOSE PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE LOWEST DOSE FOR THE SHORTEST PERIOD NECESSARY TO CONTROL SYMPTOMS, DO NOT USE DICLOZID FOR LONGER THAN NECESSARY. YOUR DOCTOR WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY VIALS OF DICLOZID TO USE. DEPENDING ON YOUR RESPONSE TO TREATMENT, YOUR DOCTOR MAY RECOMMEND A HIGHER OR LOWER DOSE. ADULTS (INCLUDING THE ELDERLY): DOSAGE IS INDIVIDUAL AND DEPENDS ON THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AND RESPONSE. FOR ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE THE SOLUTION FOR INJECTION INTRAMUSCULARLY, WITH A MAXIMUM DOSE OF 150 MG DICLOFENAC SODIUM AND 8 MG THIOCOLCHICOSIDE, DIVIDED INTO TWO DAILY DOSES. THE DURATION OF TREATMENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. IN THE ELDERLY, PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY, HEART, AND LIVER PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO START AND CONTINUE TREATMENT WITH THE LOWEST EFFECTIVE DOSE. USE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: DICLOZID IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION: THE PRODUCT IS ADMINISTERED INTRAMUSCULARLY. THE MEDICINE IS ADMINISTERED INTRAMUSCULARLY, DEEP INTO THE UPPER OUTER QUADRANT OF THE GLUTEAL MUSCLE. EACH VIAL IS FOR SINGLE USE ONLY. THE SOLUTION FOR INJECTION SHOULD BE USED IMMEDIATELY AFTER OPENING THE VIAL. UNUSED CONTENTS SHOULD BE DISCARDED. DURATION OF TREATMENT WITH DICLOZID: FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DURATION OF TREATMENT, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. IF DICLOZID IS PRESCRIBED FOR MORE THAN 2 DAYS, HAVE REGULAR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS WITH YOUR DOCTOR TO ENSURE YOU DO NOT HAVE UNNOTICED SIDE EFFECTS. IF YOU HAVE TAKEN MORE DICLOZID THAN YOU SHOULD HAVE: IF YOU HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TAKEN MORE DICLOZID THAN RECOMMENDED, INFORM YOUR DOCTOR OR NURSE IMMEDIATELY. YOU MAY NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. OVERDOSAGE CAN CAUSE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS HEADACHE, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING, DIARRHEA, DIZZINESS, DISORIENTATION, STIMULATION, COMA, DROWSINESS, TINNITUS, OR CONVULSIONS. IN CASE OF SIGNIFICANT POISONING WITH THE MEDICINE, ACUTE RENAL FAILURE AND LIVER DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. IF YOU FORGET TO TAKE DICLOZID: IF YOU FORGET TO TAKE A DOSE ON TIME, TAKE IT AS SOON AS YOU REMEMBER. IF THE TIME FOR THE NEXT DOSE IS APPROACHING, SKIP THE MISSED DOSE AND RETURN TO YOUR USUAL DOSING SCHEDULE. DO NOT TAKE A DOUBLE DOSE TO MAKE UP FOR A MISSED DOSE. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR. STORAGE CONDITIONS: KEEP THE MEDICINE OUT OF THE SIGHT AND REACH OF CHILDREN. TO PROTECT FROM LIGHT, STORE THE VIALS IN THE CARTON. STORE BELOW 25°C. DO NOT FREEZE.