Colibest Tablet 
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USED FOR:
Menstrual pain
Pain relief
Abdominal pain
COMPOSITION:
Drotaverine (40mg)
Nimesulide (100mg)
Therapeutic Uses:
gastro intestinal
pain analgesics
Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.
WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS
Colibest Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.
No information is available on the use of Colibest Tablet during lactation. Please consult your doctor.
Do not drive unless you are feeling well.As Colibest Tablet may cause vertigo.
CAUTION
Colibest Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Colibest Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Colibest Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease.
UNSAFE
Colibest Tablet is probably unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided. Please consult your doctor.
Uses of Drotaverine
Drotaverine is used in menstrual pain and abdominal pain.It relieves pain due to smooth muscle spasm like menstrual pain, pain due to kidney stone, pain due to biliary stone and gastro-intestinal colicky pain.
How to use Drotaverine
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it.
How Colibest Tablet works
Drotaverine is an antispasmodic medicine with smooth muscle relaxant property. It increases the levels of chemical messengers that relieve the pain due to smooth muscle spasm or tightness.
Common Headache, Fainting, Nausea, Vomiting, Constipation, Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Decreased blood pressure.
Expert advice for Drotaverine
Take drotaverine tablets 20 minutes before a meal to relieve or reduce post meal symptoms.
Consult your doctor before you start drotaverine if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
Stop taking drotaverine and consult a doctor, if experience severe allergic reactions.
Due to possible side effects such as dizziness and vertigo resulting from hypotension, you should avoid driving or using machines.
Q. What is Drotaverine used for/ What does Drotaverine treat?
Drotaverine is used to treat spasm of smooth muscles in organs such as stomach and heart. Drotaverine is mainly used to relieve painful spasms associated with chronic gastroduodenitis (inflammation of the stomach and the duodenum of the small intestine), gastric and duodenal ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome (disorder of the intestines that leads to cramps in the abdomen) and many more conditions of the stomach and intestine that are associated with painful spasm. It may also be used to relieve pain during menstruation (dysmenorrhea).
Uses of Nimesulide
Nimesulide is used in the treatment of pain relief and fever.It should not be used in children below 12 years of age.
How to use Nimesulide
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it.
How Colibest Tablet works
Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It works by blocking the release of certain chemical messengers that cause fever, pain and inflammation (redness and swelling).
Common Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Epigastric pain, Flatulence, Nausea, Vomiting, Indigestion.
Expert advice for Nimesulide
It should be taken with food or milk to avoid getting an upset stomach. It can cause serious complications like stomach bleeding and kidney problems if taken for a long period of time. Nimesulide can raise your risk of blood clots, heart attack, or a stroke. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or breastfeeding. Inform your doctor if you have ever been diagnosed with kidney or liver problems.
Q. Is Nimesulide an antibiotic?
Nimesulide is not an antibiotic, it belongs to the class of medicines known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs; pain-relieving drug) which helps in relieving pain associated with various disease conditions.
Q. Can I take Nimesulide with paracetamol?
Nimesulide and paracetamol belong to the same class of medicines known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; pain-relieving drugs). Taking the two medicines together is not advisable as it may increase the potential for gastric ulceration and bleeding. However, please consult your doctor before using the two medicines together.
Q. Does Nimesulide contain aspirin?
Nimesulide is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAIDs; pain-relieving drug). It does not contain aspirin.
Q. Is Nimesulide safe?
Nimesulide is safe to use if taken at prescribed dose and duration as advised by your doctor.
Q. Can I take Nimesulide for headache?
Nimesulide can be taken for a headache only when advised by your doctor.
Q. Does Nimesulide make you drowsy (feeling sleepy)?
Nimesulide does not make you feel drowsy at prescribed doses. However, an overdose of Nimesulide can make you drowsy (feeling sleepy).
Q. Does Nimesulide contain sulphur?
No, Nimesulide does not contain sulphur.
Q. What does Nimesulide treat or used for?
Nimesulide is used to treat acute pain, painful osteoarthritis (degeneration of joints) and primary dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) in adolescents and adults above 12 years old.
Q. Can I take Nimesulide with ibuprofen?
Nimesulide can be taken with ibuprofen. No drug-drug interactions have been reported between the two. However, taking the two medicines together is not advisable as it may increase the potential for gastric ulceration and bleeding. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.
Q. Can I take Nimesulide with aspirin?
Nimesulide can be taken with aspirin. No drug-drug interactions have been clinically observed between the two. However, this does not mean that interactions cannot occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.
Q. Is Nimesulide safe?
Yes, Nimesulide is safe if taken for prescribed duration in prescribed doses as advised by your doctor.
Q. Is Nimesulide banned?
No, Nimesulide is not banned in India.
Q. Is Nimesulide safe during breastfeeding?
It is not known if Nimesulide is secreted in milk. So, any medicines containing Nimesulide are not to be used during breastfeeding.
Q. Is Nimesulide safe in pregnancy?
No, Nimesulide is not safe to be used in pregnancy especially in the last three months. There have been reports of kidney failure in newborn babies if the mother was taking Nimesulide in the late stage of pregnancy. Consult your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy.
Q. Is Nimesulide safe in asthma?
Nimesulide is reported to be safe in patients with asthma if taken as advised by your doctor. However, always share your disease history with the doctor in case you have asthma and you are advised to take other medicines.
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