Summary of Prescribing Information of DOLONEX ® /DOLONEX ® DT/DOLONEX ® IM COMPOSITION: Dolonex 20 mg Capsules: piroxicam 20 mg per capsule; Dolonex 20 mg Dispersible Tablets: piroxicam 20 mg per tablet; Dolonex Intramuscular Solution 1 ml and 2 ml Ampules: piroxicam 20 mg per ml. INDICATIONS: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis (arthrosis, degenerative joint disease), ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, post-operative and post-traumatic pain, fever and pain associated with acute upper respiratory tract inflammation. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Active peptic ulceration, hypersensitivity to the drug or excipients, patients in whom aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) induce symptoms of asthma, nasal polyps, angioedema, or urticaria as potential for cross sensitivity to aspirin and other NSAIDs exists, peri-operative pain in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, patients with severe renal and hepatic failure, patients with severe heart failure. ADVERSE REACTIONS: Gastrointestinal symptoms are the most common, e.g., stomatitis, anorexia, epigastric distress, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain/discomfort, flatulence, diarrhoea, indigestion; rarely, dyspnea, gastrointestinal bleeding (including hematemesis and melena), perforation, pancreatitis, and peptic ulceration have been reported. Other side effects include: tinnitus, malaise, palpitation, ankle edema, dizziness, mood alterations, dermal hypersensitivity reactions, metabolic abnormalities, reversible alterations in renal function, aseptic meningitis, changes in hematological and liver function tests. Swollen eyes, blurred vision, and eye irritation have been reported. It can reduce the efficacy of diuretics and other anti-hypertensive drugs including ACE. inhibitors, AIIA and beta-blockers.. Effect of coumarin anticoagulants may be enhanced. Being highly protein-bound, Dolonex may displace other protein-bound drugs; plasma levels of lithium may be increased. Piroxicam interferes with the antiplatelet effect of low-dose aspirin, and thus may interfere with aspirin’s prophylactic treatment of CV disease. WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS: NSAIDs may cause an increased risk of serious cardiovascular (CV) thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and stroke, which can be fatal. This risk may increase with duration of use. To minimize the potential risk for an adverse CV event in patients treated with piroxicam, the lowest effective dose should be used for the shortest duration possible. Physicians and patients should remain alert for the development of such events, even in the absence of previous CV symptoms. Patients should be informed about the signs and/or symptoms of serious CV toxicity and the steps to take if they occur Piroxicam can lead to the onset of new hypertension or worsening of pre-existing hypertension. Piroxicam, should be used with caution in patients with hypertension. Blood pressure should be monitored closely during the initiation of therapy with piroxicam and throughout the course of therapy. Fluid retention and edema have been observed in some patients taking NSAIDs. Therefore, Piroxicam should be used with caution in patients with compromised cardiac function and other conditions predisposing to, or worsened by, fluid retention. Piroxicam can cause serious gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events including inflammation, bleeding, ulceration, and perforation of the stomach, small intestine, or large intestine, which can be fatal. Administration of doses of greater than 20 mg/day carries an increased risk of gastrointestinal side effects. Piroxicam may be associated with a high risk of serious gastrointestinal toxicity, relative to other NSAIDs. When GI bleeding or ulceration occurs in patients receiving piroxicam, the treatment should be withdrawn. Piroxicam should be used with caution in patients a risk of developing GI complications such as elderly, patients with CV disease, patients using concomitant corticosteroids, antiplatelet drugs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, patients ingesting alcohol or patients with a prior history of, or active GI disease, such as ulceration, GI bleeding or inflammatory conditions. Dolonex administration in patients with history of upper gastrointestinal disease, hypertension, congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, and overt renal disease, should be carefully monitored. Bleeding time may be prolonged. Concomitant use of other NSAIDs is not advised. Visual complaints during therapy should receive ophthalmic evaluation. To minimize the potential risk for an adverse cardiovascular event or a gastrointestinal event in patients treated with piroxicam, the lowest effective dose should be used for the shortest duration possible. Piroxicam should not be used during the third trimester of Pregnancy. If used during second or third trimester of pregnancy, NSAIDs may cause fetal renal dysfunction which may result in reduction of amniotic fluid volume or oligohydramnios in severe cases. Such effects may occur shortly after treatment initiation and are usually reversible. Pregnant women on piroxicam should be closely monitored for amniotic fluid volume. DOSAGE: Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis: 20 mg daily as a single dose. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: Recommended once-daily doses based on body weight are - less than 15 kg -5mg, 16-25 kg - 10mg, 26-45 kg - 15mg, 46 kg and above - 20mg. Upper respiratory tract inflammation: 10-20 mg once daily for five to seven days; Dolonex Dispersible Tablets can be swallowed whole, or after dispersal in 50 ml water. ® Trademark Proprietor; Pfizer Products Inc, USA. Licensed User: Pfizer Limited, India Adapted from approved local product document of Dolonex® /Dolonex® DT Dolonex® IM; (LPDDLN032019). Full Prescribing information available on request