Primec 15mg Tablet
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Manufactured By : McW Healthcare
Composition : Primaquine (15mg)
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Primec 15mg Tablet is an antiparasitic medicine, used for the prevention and treatment of malaria. It works by killing the malaria-causing parasites and stops the infection from spreading.
Primec 15mg Tablet should be used in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Take it with food to decrease the risk of stomach upset. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping it early can result in treatment failure and increase the side effects too. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. Simply take the next dose as planned.
Take measures to reduce the chance of being bitten by mosquitoes like using insect repellent creams on parts of your body, not covered by clothing. Spray mosquito repellent to kill any mosquitoes that may have entered rooms despite screening. Wear light-colored and covered clothing when you are outside after sunset.
Some people may have a rash, headache, vomiting, and dizziness, as side effects of this medicine. Please consult your doctor if these side effects persist for a longer duration. Inform your doctor if you have diabetes as it can lower the sugar levels in the blood. If you are diabetic, you should monitor your blood sugar regularly. It may cause a blurring of vision. Therefore, regular eye examinations are recommended while on treatment with this medicine.
When used long-term, your doctor may monitor the amounts of the different types of blood cells in your blood regularly. Inform your doctor if you have unexplained bruising or bleeding, sore throat, fever, or a general feeling of tiredness.
- Uses / Indications: Primec 15mg Tablet is used in the treatment of malaria.
Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.
- Pregnancy interaction:
- Primec 15mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.
- Expert advice:
- You may undergo blood examinations particularly blood counts, hemoglobin determination during your treatment with primaquine. Inform your doctor if you are suffering from any of the following: heart disease, low potassium in the blood (hypokalemia) and/or low magnesium in the blood (hypomagnesemia). Do not take the given dose of primaquine for >14 days. Do not take along with drugs which are known to cause disordered electrical activity of heart (QT prolongation). Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.
- Side Effects:
- Abdominal pain, Epigastric pain, Gastrointestinal discomfort, Vomiting, Nausea, Heartburn.
- 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. Primec 15mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
- How it works:
- Primec 15mg Tablet is a weak base that reaches high concentration within the malarial parasite and causes accumulation of toxic heme pigment, which kills it.
- Faq for medicine:
- Is Primec a sulfa drug/does Primec contain sulfa? : No. Primec is neither a sulfa drug nor contain sulfa|Is Primec safe? : Primec is safe if used at prescribed dose and duration as advised by your doctor|Is Primec a prodrug? : Derivatives of Primec are available in prodrug form, after metabolism Primec gets converted into carboxyprimaquine|What is Primec phosphate used for/ what does Primec treat? : Primec is used to treat and prevent repeated occurrence of symptoms of malaria|Why is primaquine given with clindamycin? : Primaquine and clindamycin are given together for the treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia|Why is Primec given in falciparum malaria? : Primec is active against primary erythrocytic stage of malarial parasite called Plasmodium falciparum, so it is given in falciparum malaria|Does Primec treat chlamydia? : No. Primec is specifically used in the treatment of malaria and Pneumocystis pneumonia. Please follow your doctor's advice regarding its use.
