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Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Taking Leflunomide with alcohol may cause liver problems. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Lefra 10mg Tablet is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy.Human and animal studies have shown significant adverse effects on the foetus. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Lefra 10mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during lactation. \nLimited human data suggest that the drug could represent a significant risk to the baby. |
| Expert Advice | You have been prescribed Lefra to control the symptoms and slow down the progression of rheumatoid arthritis. It will take 6-8 weeks for Lefra to work. Hence, keep taking the medicine. Get blood tests done every 4 weeks. This is to make sure that Lefra is not harming your liver or blood counts. Avoid alcohol when taking Lefra as it could harm your liver. Do not take it during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Tell your doctor if you become pregnant while taking Lefra. Lefra may increase the risk of infection. Avoid being close to people with cold, flu or other contagious illnesses. Tell your doctor if you experience nausea or diarrhoea. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Headache, Dyspepsia, Rash, Diarrhoea, Increased liver enzymes, Respiratory tract infection. |
| How to Use | 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. Lefra 10mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | Lefra 10mg Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive. |
| Kidney | Lefra 10mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Lefra 10mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor. |
| Liver | Lefra 10mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use in patients with liver disease and should be avoided. Please consult your doctor. |
| Mechanism of action | Lefra 10mg Tablet blocks the action of certain chemical messengers that are responsible for inflammation, swelling and redness associated with certain autoimmune diseases. nIt suppresses the underlying disease process, rather than simply treating the disease. |
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