Dorflex is an appropriate remedy for pain relief associated with muscle contractions, including tension headaches. This medicine has in its dipirone composition, orfenaderin, which exerts an analgesic and muscle relaxant action. In addition, it also contains caffeine, which is a supplement in combination with painkillers, increasing its action.
This drug can be purchased from a pill pharmacy or drinkable solution, at a price of approximately 4 to 19 reais, depending on the size of the package and upon presentation of a prescription.
The dose depends on the dosage form used
The recommended dose is 1 to 2 tablets, 3 to 4 times a day, which should be administered with a liquid, avoiding chewing the medicine.
The recommended dose is 30 to 60 drops, 3 to 4 times daily, orally.Each ml of drinkable solution is about 30 drops.
Dorflex should not be used in people who are allergic or intolerant to dipyrone-like pain relievers, such as phenazone, propifenazone, phenylbutazone or oxyphebutazone, for example, or any of the components present in the formula, with insufficient bone marrow function or hematopoietic system diseases and developed bronchospasm or anaphylatoid reactions when using painkillers.
In addition, it should not be used in people with glaucoma, pyloric or duodenal obstruction, motor esophageal problems, sloping peptic ulcer, with enlarged prostate, bladder cervical obstruction and severe myasthenia, intermittent acute hepatic porphyria, congenital glucose deficiency.6-phosphate-dehydrogenase and during pregnancy and lactation.
The most common side effect during treatment with Dorflex is dry mouth and thirst.
In addition, there may also be a decrease or increase in heart rate, cardiac arrhythmias, decreased sweating, pupil dilation, blurred vision and anaphylactic reactions.
One of the side effects of Dorflex is decreased blood pressure, but it is a rare adverse reaction and therefore, even if this possibility exists, it is unlikely to happen.