What can you not take with VIMOVO?
Vimovo may interact with amphetamines, oral bisphosphonates, blood thinners, anti-platelet drugs, SSRI/SNRI antidepressants, clopidogrel, corticosteroids, HIV drugs, lithium, probenecid, digoxin, azole antifungals, iron supplements, other products containing naproxen, other proton pump inhibitors.
Is VIMOVO a painkiller or anti-inflammatory?
What is Vimovo? Vimovo contains a combination of esomeprazole and naproxen. Naproxen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by reducing substances in the body that cause inflammation, pain, and fever.
What does VIMOVO treat?
This medication is used to treat the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis when there is a high risk for stomach bleeding/ulcer. This product contains 2 medications: esomeprazole and naproxen.
Is vimovo good for muscle pain?
VIMOVO helps to reduce pain, swelling, redness and heat (inflammation). You will be given this medicine if a lower dose of NSAID is considered unlikely to relieve your pain and you are at risk of getting a stomach ulcer or an ulcer in the first part (duodenum) of your small intestine (gut) when taking NSAIDs.
What painkiller can I take with vimovo?
Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) (used as a painkiller or to prevent blood clots). If you take low dose acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) you may still be able to take VIMOVO.
Do you need a prescription to buy vimovo?
VIMOVO is a prescription medicine used in adults and adolescents, 12 years of age and older who weigh at least 84 pounds (38 kg), who need to take naproxen for relief of symptoms of arthritis and who also need to decrease the risk of developing stomach ulcers caused by naproxen.
Can I take Vimovo after eating?
Do not take VIMOVO with food as this may reduce and/or delay the effect of VIMOVO. Take your tablets at least 30 minutes before you have a meal. Do not take VIMOVO if you are in the last 3 months of pregnancy. Talk to your doctor before taking this medicine if you are in the first or second trimester of pregnancy.
How long does Vimovo stay in your system?
Following administration of VIMOVO twice daily, the mean elimination half-life of esomeprazole is approximately 1 hour following both the morning and evening dose on day 1, with a slightly longer elimination half life at steady state (1.2–1.5 hours).
Is Vimovo a strong painkiller?
Vimovo 500mg/20mg modified release tablets contain two active ingredients: naproxen and esomeprazole. Naproxen is a powerful anti-inflammatory painkiller (also known as an NSAID) which is used to treat a number of painful conditions.
What kind of pill is a Vimovo tablet?
Vimovo is an oval, yellow, delayed-release tablets for oral administration containing either: 375 mg enteric-coated naproxen and 20 mg immediate-release esomeprazole tablets printed with 375/20 in black, or. 500 mg enteric-coated naproxen and 20 mg immediate-release esomeprazole tablets printed with 500/20 in black.
How safe is Vimovo?
The safety of Vimovo was evaluated in clinical studies involving 2317 patients (aged 27 to 90 years) and ranging from 3 to 12 months. Patients received either 500 mg/20 mg of Vimovo twice daily (n=1157), 500 mg of enteric-coated naproxen twice daily (n=426), or placebo (n=246). The average number of Vimovo doses taken over 12 months was 696±44.
Can you take prednisone with Vimovo?
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Prednisone and Vimovo. Common interactions include interstitial lung disease among females and chronic kidney disease among males. Can you take Prednisone and Vimovo?
What are the excipients in Vimovo?
Each modified-release tablet contains 500 mg naproxen and 20 mg esomeprazole (as magnesium trihydrate). VIMOVO contains 0.02 mg methyl parahydroxybenzoate and 0.01 mg propyl parahydroxybenzoate (see sections 4.4 and 6.1). For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3. Pharmaceutical form
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