Side Effects:

Common Abdominal pain, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Epigastric pain, Flatulence, Nausea, Vomiting, Indigestion.

Expert advice for Disoral Syrup
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 time. Disoral can raise a 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Can Disoral be used along with warfarin?
No. Using Disoral together with warfarin can increase the risk of serious bleeding from the stomach (Higher than users of either drug alone). Inform your doctor before starting these medications.

Q. Is Disoral a painkiller?
Yes. Disoral is a pain killer. In fact, it belongs to the class of drugs called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It is commonly used for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and spondylitis.

Q. Is Disoral a narcotic?
No, Disoral is not a narcotic. Narcotics are drugs with sleep inducing properties, usual derivatives of Opium like Heroin and Morphine.

Q. Can I use Disoral along with vitamins?
Yes, Disoral can be taken with vitamins. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.

Q. Can Disoral be used for the treatment of hepatitis?
No, Disoral is not approved for the treatment of hepatitis. Hepatitis is a condition where the liver is inflamed. Disoral can, in fact, cause harm to the liver as a side effect.

Q. Can Disoral be used after C-section?
Yes, Disoral is a pain killer. C-section is the short name for Cesarean Section which is an operative procedure to deliver the baby through the mother's abdomen and uterus. Disoral can be used to treat the pain that may occur after the operation.

Q. Can I take Disoral along with misoprostol?
Yes. It can be taken together. Misoprostol protects the stomach from irritating gastric effects of Disoral. The combination of medication is used to treat arthritis in patients at high risk of getting stomach/intestinal ulcers and complications from the ulcers (such as bleeding).

Q. Can I take Disoral while I am on thyroxine?
Yes, Disoral can be taken with thyroxine. No drug-drug interactions or any harmful effects have been reported when they are used together.

Q. Why Disoral should be stopped before surgery?
Since Disoral has been shown to have blood thinning effects, it can increase the risk of bleeding. Therefore, it is stopped before surgery to prevent excessive loss of blood.

Q. What are the contraindications for Disoral?
Disoral should not be used if there is an allergic reaction (hypersensitivity) to it, or other pain killers, active ulcer in the stomach, bleeding from the stomach, history of severe heart failure, liver failure, kidney failure and or heart attack.

Q. Can Disoral affect the chance of conceiving?
Yes. Disoral can sometime cause reversible infertility. Disoral by its mechanism of action, may delay or prevent rupture of ovarian follicles, which has been associated with reversible infertility in some women. Consult your doctor before starting this medication.

Q. Why does Disoral cause an ulcer?
Disoral can cause damage to the lining cells of the stomach by several mechanisms, including the irritant effect on the cells, breaking of the protective barrier properties of lining cells, suppression of prostaglandin production of the stomach, reduction of stomach mucosal blood flow and interference with the repair of superficial injury of the stomach lining.

Q. Why is Disoral contraindicated in asthma?
Some patients with asthma are hypersensitive to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) like aspirin which can lead to acute attacks of asthma. Consult your doctor before starting this medication.

Q. Is Disoral good for back pain?
Yes, Disoral has been found to be effective to reduce back pain. Disoral is a pain killer that belongs to the NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory) class. Other NSAIDs have also been found to be useful in back pain eg. Ibuprofen and Naproxen.

Q. Can I use Disoral during my fever treatment?
Yes, Disoral can reduce fever. However, commonly used to reduce the pain, particularly that which is seen with Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing spondylitis.

Q. Can I use Disoral to treat a sore throat?
Sore throat is mostly caused by bacteria so antibiotics are given to treat a sore throat whereas Disoral is a pain killer so it can be given in cases of throat pain associated with it but only under the prescription of a doctor.

Q. Can I use Disoral to treat urinary tract infections (UTI)?
Disoral can be used to treat the pain associated with urinary tract infection (UTI) but for complete treatment, a course of antibiotics will be required.

Q. Can Disoral cause sedation?
Disoral is not known to cause sedation. There have been rare, an isolated case report of sedation with the drug.

Q. Can I take Disoral for kidney stones?
Yes,Disoral can be used to relieve the pain due to kidney stones. However, there is also a risk of kidney damage with Disoral as its side effect. It is advised not to take Disoral for a prolonged time for this condition without adequate monitoring.

Q. Can I use Disoral for the treatment of arthritis?
Yes, Disoral is commonly used for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and spondylitis.It belongs to the class of drugs called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). .

Q. Can I use Disoral with diuretics?
No, Disoral should not be used with diuretics. Disoral reduces the natriuretic effect of furosemide and thiazides diuretics in some patients. This response has been attributed to inhibition of renal prostaglandin synthesis.

Q. Can I use Disoral with mifepristone?
These drugs should not be used together as the effect of mifepristone may be lowered by Disoral. Mifepristone is used for medical abortion.

Q. Can I use Disoral with lithium?
No.These drugs should not be used together as Disoral increases the blood levels of lithium which may further increase the side effects.