* Voltaren (diclofenac sodium) 100mg 10 suppositories. For adults. Antirheumatic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic. * Composition: Each suppository contains: & & Sodium {o- {(2,6-dichlorophenyl) – amino} – phenyl} – acetate ( = diclofenac. natr.) 100 mg and excipients. * Therapeutic Indications: Treatment of: & & – inflammatory and degenerative forms of rheumatism: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, & & osteoarthritis, spondylarthritis, painful syndromes of the vertebral coulmn, non-articular rheumatism. & & – acute attacks of gout. & & – post-traumatic and postoperative pain, inflammation, and swelling, e.g. following dental or orthopaedic surgery. & & – painful and/or inflammatory conditions in gynaecology , e.g. primary dysmenorrhoea or adnexitis. & & – migraine attacks. & & – as an adjuvant in severe painful inflammatory infections of the ear, nose, or throat, e.g. pharyngotonsillitis, otits. * N.B.: & & In keeping with standard therapeutic principles, the underlying disease should be treated with specific therapy, as appropriate. & & Fever alone is not an indication. *Psology and method of administration: & & – Adults: The recommended initial daily dosage is 100-150 mg. In milder cases, as well as for long-term therapy, 75-100 mg daily & & is usually sufficient. The total daily dosage should be divided into 2-3 doses. To suppress nocturnal pain and morning stiffness, & & treatment with tablets during the day can be supplemented by the administration of a suppository at bedtime (up to a maximum & & daily dose of 150 mg). In primary dysmenorrhoea the daily dosage should be individually adjusted and is generally 50-150 mg. & & Initially a dose of 50-100 mg should be given and, if necessary, raised in the course of several menstrual cycles up to & & a maximum of 200 mg/day. Treatment should be started upon appearance of the first symptoms and depending on the & & symptomatology, continued for a few days. Treatment of migraine attacks with Voltaren suppositories should be started with & & a dose of 100 mg at the first signs of an impending attack. Additional suppositories up to 100 mg may be taken on the same day & & if required. Should the patient require further therapy on the following days, the maximum daily dosage should be limited to & & 150 mg in divided doses. * Contraindications: & & – Gastric or intestinal ulcer. & & – Known hypersensitivity to the active substance. & & – Like other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), Voltaren is also contraindicated in patients in whom attacks & & of asthma, urticaria, or acute rhinitis are precipitated by acetylsalicylic acid or other drugs with prostaglandin-synthetase & & inhibiting activity. & & – Proctitis. * To be used under medical supervision. Not to be taken by mouth. * Store in dry place. Protect from light and heat (store below 30 degrees C). * Produced by: NOVARTIS PHARMA SAE Cairo, under license from: Novartis Pharma AG, Basle, Switzerland.