Diclofenac to become a prescription drug
Published 21 Jan 2015
Hello everyone,
News for those who are using the anti-inflammatory drug Diclofenac. From the 15th January 2015 it has been changed to a prescription drug, due to "a small safety concern that has arisen".
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I was taking Diclofenic until I had a bleed in my stomach which made me vomit 'coffee granules' and made my stomach very sore. My doctor immediately took me off of them.
I take Diclofenic now on prescription due to the lack of Naproxen being available as a capsule or liquid. My cancer treatment meant I cannot swallow tablets so I am stuck with Diclofenic. But I did take it for years and had no side effects during that period, the benefits were great no aching limbs!
Hi
Where are you? I haven't come across a shortage of Naproxen in capsule form.
Hileena
Cambridge, both my GP and Chemist claim there is no Naproxen capsule just large tablets. At one stage where taking capsules was impossible and no liquid form could be found. I had to simply drink copious amounts of children's Ibuprofen which was delivered in small bottles 20 to 30 a time, one bottle a day!
Hi
Like I said before, I was on diclofenic and then put on naproxen because it was safer......well as safe as possible they said!!!!!.
The only pain dullers I was on was parcetamol and naproxen. Because of the fractured trtochanter bone almost 2 years ago the consultans and GP's are still trying to control the pain.......the GP put me on 10mg MST twice a day {slow release} I'm coming off the Naproxen now !!!!! Help!!! Obviously the pain hasn't gone its just lessened but they said they thought I should come off Naproxen now the pain was more or less under control. I'm going away for 4 days next week so don't intend to come off them until I come back LOL
Hileena
