ITORA-90 TAB

ITORA-90 Tablets 

Brand: ITORA-90
Manufacturer shown: Accott Healthcare
Dosage form: Tablet
Pack: 10 × 10 tablets

The product shown is Etoricoxib 90 mg. Accott's product information identifies Itora-90 as a 90-mg etoricoxib product, although one online listing contains an obvious data-entry error in its salt-composition field; the product overview itself identifies Etoricoxib 90 mg. (Tradeindia)

Composition per tablet

IngredientAmount per tabletFunctionEtoricoxib IP90 mgSelective COX-2 inhibitor; reduces pain and inflammationExcipientsq.s.Tablet formation, stability and coating

Official product information for etoricoxib 90-mg tablets confirms 90 mg etoricoxib per film-coated tablet. (Accord Products)

1. Etoricoxib — 90 mg

Etoricoxib is a selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, belonging to the NSAID class.

It reduces the production of prostaglandins involved in pain and inflammation and may be prescribed for:

• Osteoarthritis

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Ankylosing spondylitis

• Acute gouty arthritis

• Certain short-term acute pain conditions, including dental pain. (Accord Products)

How it works

Etoricoxib → inhibits COX-2 → decreases prostaglandins → decreases pain, swelling and inflammation.

Unlike traditional NSAIDs, etoricoxib is relatively selective for COX-2, although it can still produce NSAID-related adverse effects.

Excipients

The exact Accott-specific excipient list is not readable on the supplied photograph, so I would not invent it.

Other etoricoxib 90-mg formulations may contain ingredients such as microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, titanium dioxide and macrogol, but these vary by manufacturer and should not be assumed to be the exact excipients in ITORA-90. (Medicines.org.uk)

Important precautions

• Use the lowest effective dose for the shortest appropriate duration, because cardiovascular risk can increase with dose and duration. (Accord Products)

• It may increase blood pressure and cause fluid retention.

• Use caution in people with heart disease, previous stroke, uncontrolled hypertension or kidney disease.

• It can cause indigestion, abdominal pain, edema and other NSAID-related adverse effects. (Rwanda FDA)

• Do not routinely combine it with other NSAIDs such as diclofenac, naproxen, ibuprofen, nimesulide or mefenamic acid unless specifically directed by a doctor.

Final composition

ITORA-90 = Etoricoxib IP 90 mg per tablet + excipients q.s.

(Tradeindia)