Drug details

Cataflam (diclofenac potassium immediate-release tablets)

type of NSAIDs

Cataflam (diclofenac potassium) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain or inflammation caused by arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis. Cataflam is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Ankylosing spondylitis , Arthritis .

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • nausea,
  • upper stomach pain,
  • loss of appetite,
  • itching,
  • dark urine,
  • fever,
  • pale skin,
  • lightheadedness,
  • shortness of breath,
  • confusion,
  • clay-colored stools,
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • severe headache,
  • pounding in your neck or ears,
  • rapid heart rate,
  • swelling,
  • flu-like symptoms,
  • sore throat,
  • nosebleed,
  • painful or difficult urination,
  • swelling in your feet or ankles,
  • rapid weight gain,
  • anxiety,
  • bloody or tarry stools,
  • coughing up blood,
  • vomit that looks like coffee grounds,
  • burning in your eyes,
  • little or no urinating,
  • tired feeling,
  • trouble concentrating,
  • first sign of any skin rash, no matter how mild,
  • swelling in your face of tongue,
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  • Kineret (anakinra)
  • Arava (leflunomide)
  • Azasan (azathioprine)
  • Imuran (azathioprine)
  • Ilaris (canakinumab injection)
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  • Cimzia (certolizumab pegol injection)
  • Colchicine (colchicine)
  • Mitigare (colchicine capsules)
  • Colcrys (colchicine tablets)
  • Sandimmune (cyclosporine)
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  • Diclostream (diclofenac sodium 1.5% solution and menthol 10% topical liquid)
  • Voltaren XR (diclofenac sodium extended-release tablets)
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  • Uloric (febuxostat)
  • Orthovisc (hyaluronan)
  • Synvisc (hylan g-f 20)
  • Zyclara (imiquimod cream)
  • Imitrex Injection (sumatriptan succinate injection)
  • Picato (ingenol mebutate)
  • Krystexxa (pegloticase injection)
  • Zurampic (lesinurad tablets)
  • Maxalt (rizatriptan benzoate)
  • Trexall (methotrexate)
  • Xatmep (methotrexate oral solution)
  • Rheumatrex (methotrexate tablets)
  • Nurtec ODT (rimegepant orally disintegrating tablets, for sublingual or oral use)
  • Skelid (tiludronate)
  • Treximet (sumatriptan and naproxen sodium tablets)