Divido 75mg

Use Divido 75mg solution as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.

• Divido 75mg solution comes with an extra patient information sheet called a Medication Guide. Read it carefully. Read it again each time you get Divido 75mg solution refilled.
• Do not apply Divido 75mg solution to infected skin; open wounds; or red, swollen, or peeling skin.
• Wash your hands immediately before and after using Divido 75mg solution.
• Wash the affected area and dry completely before using Divido 75mg solution.
• To apply Divido 75mg solution, dispense 10 drops at a time onto the knee or into your hand. Spread Divido 75mg solution evenly around the front, back, and sides of the knee. Repeat until you have used the whole dose.
• Be sure that you cover your entire knee with your dose of Divido 75mg solution. Do not use more than the recommended amount.
• Do not apply sunscreens, cosmetics, insect repellants, other topical medicines, or any other substance to the treated area until it is completely dry.
• Do not put on clothes over the treated area until it is completely dry.
• Do not wrap, bandage, or apply heat to the treated area.
• Let the treated skin dry before touching it or letting it touch anyone else's skin.
• Do not shower, bathe, or wash the treated area for at least 30 minutes after you use Divido 75mg solution.
• If you miss a dose of Divido 75mg solution, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not use 2 doses at once.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Divido 75mg solution.

Divido 75mg is used to relieve pain from various conditions. This form of Divido 75mg is used to treat migraine headaches. Divido 75mg is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking your body's production of certain natural substances that cause inflammation. This effect helps to decrease swelling, pain, or fever.

OTHER USES: This section contains uses of this drug that are not listed in the approved professional labeling for the drug but that may be prescribed by your health care professional. Use this drug for a condition that is listed in this section only if it has been so prescribed by your health care professional.

This medication may also be used to treat gout attacks.

How to use Divido 75mg

Read the Medication Guide provided by your pharmacist before you start taking Divido 75mg and each time you get a refill. If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Take this medication by mouth as directed by your doctor. Empty the contents of one packet into a cup containing 1 to 2 ounces (30 to 60 milliliters) of water. Mix well and drink all of it right away. Do not mix with any liquid other than water. If stomach upset occurs while taking this medication, take it with food, milk, or an antacid. However, if you take this medication with a meal high in fat, it may not work as well.

There are different brands and forms of this medication available. Because different forms do not have the same effects at equal strengths, do not switch forms of Divido 75mg unless your doctor tells you to.

To reduce your risk of stomach bleeding and other side effects, take this medication at the lowest effective dose. Do not increase your dose or take it more often than prescribed.

Pain medications work best if they are used as the first signs of pain occur. If you wait until the pain has worsened, the medication may not work as well.

Tell your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.

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What other drugs will affect Divido 75mg?

Aspirin: Concomitant administration of Divido 75mg and aspirin is not recommended because Divido 75mg is displaced from its binding sites during the concomitant administration of aspirin, resulting in lower plasma concentrations, peak plasma levels and AUC values.

Anticoagulants: While studies have not shown Divido 75mg to interact with anticoagulants of the warfarin type, caution should be exercised, nonetheless, since interactions have been seen with other NSAIDs. Because prostaglandins play an important role in hemostasis and NSAIDs affect platelet function as well, concurrent therapy with all NSAIDs, including Divido 75mg and warfarin, requires close monitoring of patients to be certain that no change in their anticoagulant dosage is required.

Digoxin, Methotrexate, Cyclosporine: Divido 75mg, like other NSAIDs, may affect renal prostaglandins and increase the toxicity of certain drugs. Ingestion of Divido 75mg may increase serum concentrations of digoxin and methotrexate and increase cyclosporine's nephrotoxicity. Patients who begin taking Divido 75mg or who increase their Divido 75mg dose or any other NSAID while taking digoxin, methotrexate or cyclosporine may develop toxicity characteristics for these drugs. They should be observed closely, particularly if renal function is impaired. In the case of digoxin, serum levels should be monitored.

Lithium: Divido 75mg decreases lithium renal clearance and increases lithium plasma levels. In patients taking Divido 75mg and lithium concomitantly, lithium toxicity may develop.

Oral Hypoglycemics:

Diuretics: Divido 75mg and other NSAIDs can inhibit the activity of diuretics. Concomitant treatment with potassium-sparing diuretics may be associated with increased serum potassium levels.

Other Drugs: In small groups of patients (7-10/interaction study), the concomitant administration of azathioprine, gold, chloroquine, D-penicillamine, prednisolone, doxycycline or digitoxin did not significantly affect the peak levels and AUC values of Divido 75mg. Phenobarbital toxicity has been reported to have occurred in a patient on chronic phenobarbital treatment following the initiation of Divido 75mg therapy.