ETODOLAC ER

Etodolac 500mg, Oral tablet, extended release

Food

· Severity: Mild

· Notes for Consumers: Etodolac may be taken with or without food. If you take immediate-release Etodolac without food, you may have a faster response. Try to take Etodolac either with or without food each day.

· Notes for Professionals: After immediate-release etodolac administration with food, the time to maximum serum concentration is increased by 1.4-3.8 hours, and the maximum concentration is reduced by approximately 50 percent.

Etodolac 500mg, Oral tablet, extended release

Alcohol

· Severity: Major

· Notes for Consumers: Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication. Drinking alcohol while taking this medication increases the risk of stomach bleeding. Contact your care team right away if you experience bloody or black, tar-like stools, vomiting blood or brown material that looks like coffee grounds.

· Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid alcohol and alcohol-containing products while taking NSAIDs. Concomitant ingestion of alcohol with NSAIDs increases the risk of developing gastric irritation and GI mucosal bleeding. Alcohol is a mucosal irritant and NSAIDs decrease platelet aggregation. Routine ingestion of alcohol and NSAIDs can cause significant GI bleeding, which may or may not be overt. Even occasional concomitant use of NSAIDs and alcohol should be avoided. Chronic alcohol ingestion is often associated with hypoprothrombinemia and this condition increases the risk of bleeding.

Etodolac 500mg, Oral tablet, extended release

Tobacco

· Severity: Major

· Notes for Consumers: Do not smoke or use tobacco products while taking this medication. Smoking while taking this medication increases the risk for stomach bleeding. Contact your care team right away if you experience bloody or black, tar-like stools, or vomiting blood or brown material that looks like coffee grounds.

· Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid smoking tobacco while taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Concomitant use of NSAIDs with tobacco smoking may enhance the risk of gastrointestinal side effects, including peptic ulcer and GI bleeding. Patients using tobacco and NSAIDs concurrently should be monitored closely for GI adverse reactions.

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