Tell your doctor before taking this medicine, if you:

• are allergic to etoricoxib or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
• are allergic to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including acetylsalicylic acid and COX-2 inhibitors
• suffer from stomach ulcer or bleeding in your stomach or intestines
• have serious liver or kidney disease
• have inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohns Disease, ulcerative colitis, or colitis
• have high blood pressure
• suffer from heart problems including heart failure (moderate or severe types), angina (chest pain), a heart attack, bypass surgery, peripheral arterial disease (poor circulation in legs or feet due to narrow or blocked arteries), since etoricoxib may slightly increase your risk of heart attack and stroke
• are under 16 years of age

• ALCOXIB 120MG must not be taken during pregnancy or in women attempting to become pregnant
• It is not known if ALCOXIB 120MG is excreted in human milk
• If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine

• Do not give this medicine to children and adolescents under 16 years of age

• Do not drive or use any tool machines if you experience dizziness or sleepiness

• shortness of breath, chest pain, or ankle swelling appear or if they get worse
• yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
• severe or continual stomach pain or your stools become black
• an allergic reaction such as ulcers or blistering, or swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat which may cause difficulty in breathing

• dry socket (inflammation and pain after a tooth extraction)
• swelling of the legs and/or feet due to fluid retention (oedema)
• dizziness, headache
• palpitations (fast or irregular heartbeat), irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
• increased blood pressure
• wheezing or shortness of breath (bronchospasms)
• constipation, wind (excessive gas), gastritis (inflammation of the lining of the stomach) heartburn, diarrhoea, indigestion (dyspepsia)/stomach discomfort, nausea, being sick (vomiting), inflammation of the oesophagus, mouth ulcers
• changes in blood tests related to your liver
• bruising, fatigue, flu-like illness
• stomach pain

• gastroenteritis, upper respiratory infection, urinary tract infection
• changes in laboratory values (decreased in blood cells)
• appetite increases or decreases, weight gain
• anxiety, depression, decreases in mental sharpness; seeing, feeling or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations)
• taste alteration, inability to sleep, numbness or tingling, sleepiness
• blurred vision, eye irritation and redness
• ringing in the ears, vertigo (sensation of spinning while remaining still)
• heart problems
• inflammation of the blood vessels, nose bleed, stomach or bowel bloating, changes in your bowel habits, dry mouth, stomach ulcer, inflammation of the stomach lining that can become serious and may lead to bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome
• inflammation of the pancreas
• swelling of the face, skin rash or itchy skin, redness of the skin
• muscle cramp/spasm, muscle pain/stiffness
• high levels of potassium in your blood, serious kidney problems, increased levels of uric acid and creatine phosphokinase
• chest pain

• angioedema
• confusion, restlessness
• liver problems (hepatitis)
• low blood levels of sodium

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