Product Overview
• Fast-acting NSAID suppository for moderate to severe pain and inflammation • Provides up to 12-hour relief when oral administration is not suitable • Suitable for adults and adolescents over 14 years • Clinically proven equivalent efficacy to oral diclofenac • With diclofenac sodium 100 mg technology
Product Description
Voltaren 100 mg Suppositories 5's contain diclofenac sodium 100 mg, a potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that inhibits COX-1 and COX-2 to reduce prostaglandin synthesis. Ideal when patients cannot take tablets (post-surgery, vomiting, migraine with nausea), it rapidly relieves pain and inflammation in conditions such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, acute gout, back pain, dental pain, and dysmenorrhoea. Absorption begins within 30 minutes with peak plasma levels at ~1 hour; bioavailability is equivalent to oral form. Benefits • Powerful relief of moderate to severe pain and inflammation • Effective alternative when oral route is unsuitable (nausea, post-op) • Long-lasting action up to 12 hours with once or twice daily dosing • Reduces morning stiffness and night pain in arthritis • Rapid onset especially useful in migraine attacks and renal colic How to Use • Test on small area of skin before use • Insert 1 suppository (100 mg) once or twice daily as prescribed, preferably at bedtime • For best results lie on side, insert suppository high into rectum; remain lying down for 10–15 minutes