Flector Side Effects

Serious Side Effects of Flector

Serious side effects of NSAIDs and Flector include: heart attack, stroke, and high blood pressure.
This drug may cause ulcers and bleeding in the stomach at any time during treatment without warning.
Signs of serious side effects are: shortness of breath, chest pain, weakness in one part of the body, and slurred speech.
Stop using and contact your doctor if you experience: bloody stool, substantial weight gain or loss, or yellowing of the skin or eyes.
NSAIDs have also been shown to cause bleeding in the brain, stomach, and intestines.

Common Side Effects of Flector

Flector may cause minor skin irritation, itching, or burning.
This drug may also cause stomach discomfort, headache, and drowsiness.

Warnings & Recalls for Flector

General Flector Warnings

This medicine should not be used during late pregnancy, before or after a coronary artery bypass graft, or if you have aspirin-sensitive asthma or, allergic reactions from taking aspirin or other NSAIDs.
Flector should not be applied to broken or damaged skin for any reason.
Alert your healthcare professional of any and all medications currently being taken, and if breast-feeding.
Do not take other oral NSAIDs in conjunction with Flector.
Tell your doctor about any medical condition you may have.

Flector Treatment and Use

Flector | diclofenac epolamine is a topical patch that treats pain due to bruises, sprains, and strains. Flector is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, or NSAID.

How does Flector work?

The diclofenac in Flector has shown anti-inflammatory qualities in pharmaceutical study. This contributes to its effectiveness in relieving pain caused by minor strains and bruises.

Flector Dosage Information

A new Flector patch should be applied every 12 hours.

Before application of the Flector patch: wash and dry the application site, open the package carefully, remove the clear backing, apply Flector patch to the effected area, and reseal the package.

Wash hands before and after application; avoid contact with eyes.

Flector relives pain due to minor inflammation use should be discontinued when healed completely or pain becomes bearable.

Other Names for Flector

Brand names:

Flector

Generic name:

diclofenac epolamine