"Voltaren" is a plaster that relieves pain in the back, muscles and joints. Instructions for use

"Voltaren" (plaster) is a remedy with diclofenac, which relieves pain in the joints, back, muscles. This is the first plaster, which is not a medical device, but a medicinal product.

pharmachologic effect

The medication is a tissue base on which an adhesive layer containing diclofenac-NSAIDs has been applied for dozens of years used for medical purposes to reduce soreness, stiffness and swelling in inflammatory arthropathy, osteoarthrosis, rheumatism and trauma to soft tissues, back pain. The active ingredient inhibits the synthesis of prostaglandins, so that significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects are achieved. At the place of application, the pain syndrome is eliminated, the swelling associated with the inflammation process is reduced. Also, Voltaren (plaster) significantly increases the pain threshold (in this regard, its effectiveness is better than using the patch "Indomethacin", which is confirmed by the reviews).

Pharmacokinetics

Diclofenac, which is present in the adhesive layer, stably penetrates through the skin to the source of pain within twenty-four hours. The concentration in the muscle tissue of the active ingredient when using the "Voltaren" patch will be the same as when applying Voltaren Emulgel gel. Therefore, we can say that these drugs are bioequivalent. 99.7% of diclofenac binds to serum proteins, including 99.4% of albumin. The half-life of the active substance is one to two hours. The half-life of metabolites is one to three hours. Excretion is mainly carried out with urine.

In patients with impaired renal function, there is no accumulation of diclofenac and metabolites. In people with uncompensated cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis, the metabolism and kinetics of the active component occur in the same way as in people who do not have liver diseases.

Indications for use

With many diseases of the motor apparatus will be effective drug "Voltaren." The patch is used for back pain in case of degenerative and inflammatory pathologies of the spine (with osteoarthritis, sciatica, radiculitis, lumbago), muscle pains resulting from overstrain, injuries, sprains, bruises, and joint pain in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis. Among other things, it is used to eliminate puffiness and inflammation of the joints and soft tissues in rheumatic diseases (bursitis, tendovaginitis, lesions of periarticular tissues).

Dosage form and composition

The patch has a rectangular shape with rounded edges, consists of a polyester beige base on which the adhesive layer is applied evenly with a pleasant slightly odor (the color of the adhesive surface may be colorless to yellowish). Adhesive layer on top is covered with a protective transparent polyethylene film with two transverse notches (on one of them a wavy line). The film has an image showing how to remove it from the adhesive surface.

There are several types of described treatment means "Voltaren". The patch may contain 15 or 30 milligrams of sodium diclofenac. In this case, the product, including 15 mg of the active ingredient, measures 70 x 100 millimeters, and including 30 mg is 100 x 140 millimeters. Secondary ingredients are methylpyrrolidone, esterified gum, citric acid, levomenthol, polyisobutylene, propylene glycol esters of fatty acids, isoprene-styrene copolymer, butylhydroxytoluene, polyester fiber base, mercaptobenzimidazole, liquid paraffin, polyester protective film.

How to apply the patch "Voltaren"? Instructions. Price

The patch is applied to the skin in the form of applications. It should be glued to a painful area and not removed within twenty-four hours. Only one product is allowed for one day. According to statistical data, Valtaren medical plaster is very popular among patients. The feedback of those who applied it, as advantages, is first of all indicated by ease of application and removal. Also, patients are pleased that the patch is invisible under the clothes (due to the fact that manufacturers have made it ultra-thin and flesh-colored). If the area of damage is extensive, you need to use a product measuring 140 x 100 millimeters. For the treatment of soft tissue injuries, the patch should be applied for no more than fourteen days, joint and muscle diseases - no more than twenty-one days (unless the doctor prescribes a different regimen). If after 7 days of therapy the condition remains unchanged or worsens, it is necessary to suspend the use of the drug and consult a specialist for advice on further actions.

The plaster is released in pharmacies in several versions. Thus, products containing 15 milligrams of diclofenac are sold in packages of 2 or 5 pieces. In the first case, the price fluctuates on average from 125 to 145 rubles, in the second - from 270 to 315 rubles. A patch containing 30 milligrams of diclofenac is sold in packs of 2 each. The cost in different pharmacies varies from 205 to 220 rubles. All products are enclosed in aluminum foil bags, which, in turn, are placed in cardboard packs. Provide a prescription for the purchase of this medication is not required.

Adverse events

Negative effects that can develop against the background of the application of the "Voltaren" patch are mainly reduced to cutaneous manifestations in places of application (as a rule, they are moderately expressed and rapidly passing). So, some patients have papules, puffiness, itching, vesicles, erythema, peeling, rash, eczema. In rare cases, bullous dermatitis appears . In individual people (extremely rarely) as a result of using the patch, there were pustular eruptions, photosensitivity reactions, skin generalized rash, allergic reactions in the form of asthma attacks, bronchospasm, urticaria, angioedema.

Contraindications

In the presence of hypersensitivity to diclofenac or other components present in the formulation, the drug should not be used. Also it is not recommended to apply a patch to those who are prone to the emergence of acute rhinitis, asthma attacks, skin rashes, performs treatment with acetylsalicylic acid or other NSAIDs. Contraindicated use of the product by children under the age of fifteen. It is not necessary to glue the patch on the areas where the integrity of the skin is broken. It is used with caution in the presence of erosive and ulcerative gastrointestinal lesions, chronic heart failure, severe disorders of kidney or liver, liver porphyria (during an exacerbation).

Use during pregnancy and lactation

In connection with the lack of data on whether the "Voltaren" patch can adversely affect the fetus during pregnancy, and whether it penetrates into breast milk, pregnant and lactating women should refrain from applying it.

Overdose and interaction with other medicines

Due to the fact that with external use of this drug form of the drug absorption of active ingredients is extremely low, overdose is virtually eliminated.

With the simultaneous use of a patch and drugs that cause photosensitivity, the effect of the latter can be enhanced. Interaction with other drugs of clinical significance is not described.

special instructions

Do not allow the active ingredients present in the adhesive layer of the patch to enter the mucous membranes or eyes. The product is allowed to glue only on undamaged coverages, its use on areas with open wounds is unacceptable. When using a patch "Voltaren" for too long, there is a risk of unfavorable systemic reactions. If other medicinal products containing diclofenac are used along with the described product, it is necessary to take into account the content of this active substance in the patch and not to exceed its maximum permissible daily dose (it is 150 milligrams). Studies have shown that the speed of psychomotor reactions when working with mechanisms and driving a car, this drug form of the drug "Voltaren" has no influence. Shelf life of the adhesive, if stored in the original packaging and at a temperature of not more than 25 degrees Celsius, is two years.