NINJA Gel
Gel
Dose Type
National Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Manufactured By
Information
NINJA Gel is the brand name of Diclofenac Diethylamine 1.16% w/w, Oleum Lini 3.0% w/w, Methyl Salicylate 10.0% w/w, Menthol 5.0% w/w Gel in 30 gm Tube. It is used to treat mild to moderate pain and inflammation.
Therapeutic Class
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Dose and Direction of Use
- To be applied topically where needed.
- Do not apply in open wounds, cuts or bruises
Mode of Action
- When an injurious stimuli is received our body produces arachidonic acid in response.
- Enzyme Cycloxygenase(COX) converts Arachidonic acid into prostaglandin.
- Prostaglandin is responsible for the generation of pain, inflammation and fever that we feel.
- NSAIDs act by inhibiting COX enzyme and thus inhibiting Prostaglandin synthesis.
Uses
- Rheumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, acute gout, juvenile arthritis
- Post-operative pain
- Painful conditions where swelling is a problem such as back pain, rheumatism, muscle strains, sprains and tendonitis (e.g. Tennis elbow)
- Dental pain
- Bursitis
- Painful conditions like dysmenorrhoea
Contraindications
- 3rd trimester of pregnancy
- Hypersensitivity to diclofenac, aspirin or other NSAID
Precautions and Warning
- Use in Lactation: Excreted into milk, compatible with breastfeeding.
- Use in Pregnancy: Category B (except the risk category will be D if used in 3rd trimester of near delivery)