Picam 20mg Tablet
Product Info
Prescription required | Yes |
Marketer | Cubit Healthcare |
Active Ingredient | Piroxicam (20mg) |
Storage | Store below 30°C |
Chemical Class | Enolic acid Derivatives |
Habit Forming | No |
Therapeutic Class | PAIN ANALGESICS |
Action Class | NSAID's- Non-Selective COX 1&2 Inhibitors (enolic acids) |
User Rating | 4.7 |
User Reviews | 438 |
FAQ
Picam 20mg Tablet Reviews
Picam 20mg should be taken with food. This will prevent you from getting an upset stomach. The dose and duration will depend on what you are taking it for and how well it helps your symptoms. You should keep taking the medicine even if you feel better until the doctor says it is alright to stop using it.
The most common side effects of this medicine include mild vomiting, stomach pain, nausea, headache, and dizziness. If any of these side effects persist or get worse, you should let your doctor know. Your doctor may be able to suggest ways of preventing or reducing the symptoms.
Before using it, you should let your doctor know if you have a history of stomach ulcers, heart diseases, high blood pressure, and liver or kidney disease. Let your doctor also know about all the other medicines you are taking because they may affect, or be affected by, this medicine. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should consult their doctors before using the medicine.
How Picam 20mg Tablet Works
How to Use Picam 20mg Tablet
Benefits of Picam 20mg Tablet
- In Pain relief: Picam 20mg is used for short-term relief of pain, inflammation, and swelling 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 or even after a dental (tooth-related) surgery.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.
Uses of Picam 20mg Tablet
- Pain relief
Picam 20mg Tablet Side Effects
Safety Tips
Quick Tips
- It may cause dizziness and fatigue. Do not drive or do anything requiring concentration until you know how it affects you.
- Your doctor will prescribe you the lowest effective dose of this medicine for the shortest possible time necessary to relieve your symptoms.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
- Picam 20mg helps relieve pain and swelling of various joints and muscles.
- Avoid consuming alcohol when taking this medicine as it may cause excessive drowsiness.
- Take it with food to avoid stomach upset.
References
- PubChem. Piroxicam.
- Piroxicam. Feb. 2015.
- Briggs GG, Freeman RK, editors. A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. pp. 1127-28.
- Piroxicam [Drug Label]. Mumbai, India: Pfizer Limited; 2022.
- Grosser T, Smyth E, FitzGerald GA. Anti-Inflammatory, Antipyretic, and Analgesic Agents; Pharmacotherapy of Gout. In: Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, editors. Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2011. p. 989-90.
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).
- Furst DE, Ulrich RW, Varkey-Altamirano C. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Nonopioids Analgesics, & Drugs Used in Gout. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. p. 628.
- Chaves RG, Lamounier JA. Breastfeeding and maternal medications. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2004;80(5 Suppl):S189-S198.
- ScienceDirect. Piroxicam.