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Medicine Details

Gabafen Ointment

Manufacturer: Raymedica Pharmaceuticals

Salt Composition: Capsaicin Based Rubefacients (0.025% w/w) + Diclofenac (4% w/w) + Gabapentin (5% w/w) + Methyl Salicylate (5% w/w)

Medicine Type: allopathy

Introduction: In Neuropathic pain Gabafen Ointment is used to treat long-lasting (chronic) pain caused by nerve damage due to diabetes, shingles or spinal cord injury. It interferes with pain signals that travel through the damaged nerves and the brain. Using this medicine regularly will improve your physical and social functioning and overall quality of life.

Benefits: This medicine is for external use only. Use it in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Clean and dry the affected area and gently massage the ointment.

Description: Gabafen Ointment is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of neuropathic pain. It works by first cooling and then warming up the skin. Thus, it calms the damaged or overactive nerves by acting on the brain, thereby decreasing the sensation of pain. Gabafen Ointment is for external use only. You should use this in the dose and duration advised by your doctor. Clean and dry the affected area before applying this medicine to the skin. You should always wash your hands after applying it, unless hands are the affected area. There are no major side effects associated with this medicine, but it can cause some application site burning or irritation. However, these side effects are temporary and usually resolve on their own. Please consult your doctor if these do not subside or bother you.

How to Use: Gabafen Ointment is a combination of four medicines: Capsaicin Based Rubefacients, Diclofenac, Gabapentin, and Methyl Salicylate. Capsaicin Based Rubefacients is a plant derivative which activates certain receptors to cause prolonged desensitization of the local pain nerves. Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It works by blocking the release of certain chemical messengers that cause pain and inflammation (redness and swelling). Gabapentin is an alpha 2 delta ligand which decreases pain by modulating calcium channel activity of the nerve cells. Methyl Salicylate is used as topical analgesic (pain reliever). It works by first cooling the skin then warming it up. This cooling and warming up action interferes with the pain signal transmission through nerves. Together, they relieve neuropathic pain (pain from damaged nerves).

Safety Advice: If you miss a dose of Gabafen Ointment, apply it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

If Missed: tube of 30 gm Ointment

Packaging: Tube

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Primary Use: Neuropathic pain

Side Effects: Irritation

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