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About Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet

Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet belongs to a group of medicines known as 'non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs' (NSAID). It is composed of lornoxicam and paracetamol primarily used to reduce pain and inflammation. The pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. When you do something that hurts your body, your brain triggers the pain response. Inflammation is a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet is composed of two medicines: Lornoxicam (pain reducer) and Paracetamol (fever reducer/mild analgesic). Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet helps relieve pain from conditions like headache, mild migraine, muscle pain, dental pain, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, and painful menses (periods). Lornoxicam works by inhibiting chemical messengers like prostaglandins (responsible for producing pain and inflammation). Paracetamol has both analgesic and antipyretic (fever reducer) properties which decrease mild pain and possibly fever.

Take Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet as prescribed by your doctor. You are advised to take Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you, depending on your medical conditions. You may experience nausea, indigestion, vomiting, diarrhoea, and stomach pain. Most of these side effects of Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor.

Taking more than the daily prescribed dose of Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet may cause liver damage or allergic reactions like swelling of the mouth, face, throat, difficulty in breathing, skin rash, or itching. Most of the liver injury cases are associated with the use of paracetamol at doses that exceed 4 gm per day. Gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcer formation may be observed using Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet so that the doctor may prescribe you the lowest dose available.

Uses of Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet

Pain relief.

Directions for Use

Swallow it as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.

Medicinal Benefits

Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet helps to reduce any pain and inflammations caused due to various complications or conditions. It significantly works on providing relief from pain for extended hours. Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet helps relieve pain from conditions like headache, mild migraine, muscle pain, dental pain, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, and painful menses (periods). It contains paracetamol which is less irritant to the stomach than other pain killers. Hence, it is well tolerated by patients who have allergies to aspirin or risk of gastro bleeding or ulcer formation. Besides this, it does not affect bleeding time and reduces fever due to pain or swelling.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight

Drug Warnings

Taking more than the daily prescribed dose of Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet may cause liver damage or allergic reactions like swelling of the mouth, face, throat, difficulty in breathing, skin rash, or itching. People with severe kidney disease and stomach ulcers may not use this Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet. Most of the liver injury cases are associated with the use of paracetamol at doses that exceed 4 gm per day. Gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcer formation may be observed using Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet so that the doctor may prescribe you the lowest dose available. Before taking Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet, inform your doctor if you have asthma, high blood pressure, heart disease, and bleeding tendency. Immediately contact your doctor if you are pregnant and breastfeeding.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Include more glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, Vitamin D, calcium-enriched supplements. Besides this, turmeric and fish oils can help in reducing inflammation in the tissue.
  • Please do not go for heavy exercise as it may increase your joint pain in arthritis. Instead, you can do stretching, low impact aerobic exercise like walking on a treadmill, bike riding, and swimming. You can also strengthen your muscle strength by lifting light weights.
  • Try to include fish like salmon, trout, tuna, and sardines. These fishes are enriched with omega-3 fatty acids that minimum level of chemical called cytokines, which ramp up inflammation.
  • Your sitting posture is important, especially when have pain and inflammation condition. Try to sit little as possible, and only for a short time (10-15 min). Use back support like a rolled-up towel at the back of your curve to minimize pain. Keep your knees and hips at a right angle. Besides this, you can use a footrest if required.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ANALGESIC AND ANTIPYRETIC AGENT

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Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List

  • IMATINIB
  • METHOTREXATE
  • PILOCARPINE
  • ISONIAZID
  • WARFARIN
  • DIGOXIN
  • OXYPHENBUTAZONE
  • METIMAZOLE

Special Advise

  • The components of Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet tend to cause stomach upset. Thus, it is recommended to consume Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet with meals to minimize gastric side effects. If you have a peptic ulcer diagnosis, Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet is best avoided unless prescribed by your doctor.
  • Paracetamol is a component of Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet that can cause liver injury when taken in large doses (usually more than 4 g/day). Concomitant use of alcohol is best avoided as it aggravates liver toxicity.
  • Although it is generally a safe medicine to use, it should be avoided in patients with kidney disease as Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet may harm renal functions.
  • Use with caution in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Do not self-administer Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet if you are pregnant or are nursing.
  • Although Linea Plus 4 mg/500 mg Tablet provides symptomatic relief in conditions like arthritis and may reduce the inflammation caused by these conditions, to achieve the best results, it is strongly recommended to remain physically active as much as your condition allows. Adopting a healthy lifestyle coupled with a healthy diet containing high proteins is the mainstay of managing arthritic conditions.

Disease/Condition Glossary

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. When you do something that hurts your body, your brain triggers the pain response.

Inflammation is a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

Arthritis and spondylitis are common lifelong conditions that damage the joints and spines, making them stiff and painful.

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