precautionRemember to take following precautions before taking Diclofenac and while you are taking this drug. Inform your doctor in advance?
1. If you are allergic to Voltaren, aspirin or other medications for pain or arthritis or any other medicine
2. If you are taking or have taken prescription and non-prescription medications, especially, anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), aspirin, atenolol (Tenormin), carteolol (Cartrol), cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), diuretics ('water pills'), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid), medications for arthritis or diabetes, methotrexate, metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), phenytoin (Dilantin), probenecid (Benemid) and vitamins.
3. If you have or have ever had liver, heart, or kidney disease; high blood pressure; gastritis; intestinal problems such as bleeding from the stomach or rectum; ulcers or other gastrointestinal disease or SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus).
5. If you are having surgery, including dental surgery
You should know that if you are taking Voltaren, it might make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how Voltaren affects you. Remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug. Do not drink alcohol while taking Voltaren. |