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I Was Prescribed Elinap 100mg (Nimesulide) for a Full Tummy Tuck - is This a Safe Pain Medication?

asked 1 year ago by 8391anon in Cyprus
Latest answer by Peter A. Aldea, MD
Question viewed 433 times
Tags: medication, pain

I've looked around and it seems to have been banned in alot of countries due to hepatoxicity, i'm rather worried about the post-op pain/side-effects and whether this drug will do more bad than good.

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Safety of Elinap 100mg (Nimesulide) AFTER Tummy Tuck

The medication is a COX 2 inhibitor which is NOT available in the US. Most American surgeons would use an opiate such as Percocet or Vicodin as their first choice for post-operative analgesic. The medication appears to have a checkered history with many European countries withdrawing their support for this drug even though the European Medicines Agency concluded that the overall benefit/risk profile of nimesulide is favourable and in line with that of the other NSAIDs (such as for... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon

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