Chondroitin Sulfate+Glucosamine

When should one not use Chondroitin Sulfate+Glucosamine

• If you are allergic to chondroitin, glucosamine or any other ingredients of Chondroitin Sulfate+Glucosamine.
• If you are allergic to shellfish.
• If you are giving it to children under 2 years of age.

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Nausea
• Abdominal discomfort
• Diarrhoea
• Headache
• Skin rash

Other General Warnings

• You are a diabetic patient.
• You suffer from liver or kidney diseases.
• You suffer from heart disease or have high cholesterol levels.
• You are asthmatic or obese.
• You suffer from high blood pressure.
• You take blood thinners or any other medicine for a blood clotting disorder.
• You suffer from prostate cancer.

How Does It Work?

• Chondroitin Sulfate+Glucosamine contains a combination of chondroitin and glucosamine as active substances.
• Chondroitin is the building block of cartilage along with glucosamine and is helpful in the repair of damaged cartilages in patients suffering from osteoarthritis.
• Glucosamine helps in increasing the lubrication around your joints by increasing the production of naturally occurring fluid present in the joint space, which tends to dry up with ageing and in joint diseases.

Interactions with other medicines

• Certain medicines can interfere with the action of Chondroitin Sulfate+Glucosamine or this medicine itself can affect the action of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction.
• Concomitant use of Chondroitin Sulfate+Glucosamine with blood thinners like warfarin can lead to increased bleeding or bruising.
• Caution should be taken when prescribing this medicine with insulin or other antidiabetic medicines.

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