Here is the detailed overview of Leflunomide Tablet 10 mg, with icons:
💊 Leflunomide Tablet 10 mg
🧪 Nature / Drug Class
🔹 Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD)
🔹 Immunomodulator
🔹 Inhibits pyrimidine synthesis → suppresses activated T-cells
🩺 Purpose / Indications
✅ Used in adults for:
- 🤲 Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- 🦴 Psoriatic arthritis
- 🦠 Autoimmune diseases involving T-cell–mediated inflammation
- 🧪 Sometimes used off-label in other inflammatory or autoimmune disorders
⚙️ Advantages
✔️ Helps reduce joint pain, swelling & stiffness
✔️ Slows disease progression & joint damage
✔️ Can be used as monotherapy or with methotrexate
✔️ Oral form, once-daily dosing
✔️ Long half-life: sustained therapeutic effect
📦 Common Packaging
📦 10 mg film-coated tablets in strips of 10 or 30
💊 May also be available in 20 mg or 100 mg for loading doses
⚠️ Patient Advice / Precautions
🕒 Take once daily, with or without food
⚕️ Monitor liver function tests (LFTs) regularly
🩸 Check CBC and BP during long-term use
🚫 Avoid alcohol and live vaccines during therapy
🚺 Contraindicated in pregnancy – use reliable contraception
🧪 Washout procedure may be required before conception
🚫 Contraindications / Cautions
❌ Liver disease or elevated liver enzymes
❌ Severe immunodeficiency or bone marrow suppression
⚠️ Caution in:
- Chronic infections (e.g., TB, hepatitis)
- Elderly or renal impairment
- Concurrent immunosuppressive therapy
🧊 Storage
🌡️ Store at 15–30°C
🧴 Keep in original packaging
🧒 Keep out of reach of children