Xanita 500 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 10.04 (3 x 6: ৳ 180.72)
Strip Price: ৳ 60.24

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Nitazoxanide
Company Renata limited
Also available as
Xanita 100 mg suspension

Indications

  • Diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum
  • Diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia
  • Diarrhea caused by Entamoeba histolytica

Pharmacology

  • Synthetic antiprotozoal agent for oral administration
  • Interference with Pyruvate Ferredoxin Oxido Reductase (PFOR) enzyme-dependent electron transfer reaction

Dosage & Administration

  • Dosage for Age 1-3 years: 1 tea-spoonful or 5 ml suspension every 12 hours for 3 days
  • Dosage for Age 4-11 years: 2 tea-spoonfuls or 10 ml suspension every 12 hours for 3 days
  • Dosage for Age 12 years or above: 5 tea-spoonfuls (25 ml) suspension or 1 tablet every 12 hours for 3 days
  • Recommended to be administered with food

Interaction

  • Highly bound to plasma protein
  • Caution when administering concurrently with other highly plasma protein-bound drugs with narrow therapeutic index

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to Nitazoxanide or any components of the preparation

Side Effects

  • Abdominal pain
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Mild and transient nature of most frequent side effects
  • Rare side effects include nausea, anorexia, flatulence, increased appetite, enlarged salivary glands, increased creatinine & SGPT level, pruritus, rhinitis, sweating, dizziness, discolored urine

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • US FDA pregnancy category B
  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Excreted in human milk
  • Caution during lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Administer with caution to patients with hepatic & biliary disease
  • Administer with caution to patients with renal disease

Therapeutic Class

Anti-diarrhoeal Antiprotozoal

Storage Conditions

Keep in a dry place away from light and heat, Keep out of the reach of children

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