Remazin Tablet 50 mg

Remazin Tablet 50 mg Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Trade Name Remazin Tablet 50 mg
Generic Diethylcarbamazine Citrate
Weight 50 mg
Type Tablet
Therapeutic Class Other Anti-protozoals
Manufacturer Reman Drug Laboratories Ltd.
Available Country Bangladesh
Last Updated: October 19, 2023 at 6:27 am
Remazin Tablet 50 mg
Remazin Tablet 50 mg

Uses

Diethylcarbamazine is indicated for Filariasis, Lymphatic filariasis, Pulmonary eosinophilia, Loiasis, Toxocariasis.

Dosage

Remazin Tablet 50 mg dosage

Inital: 1 mg/kg/day, may increase to 6 mg/kg/day over 3 days, then maintain for 3 wk. Prophylaxis of loiasis 300 mg/wk.

Side Effects

Fever, headache, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, chills.Potentially Fatal: Severe hypersensitivity reactions may occur especially in the treatment of onchocerciasis where rare Mazzotti reaction characterised by rash, itching, headache, muscle and joint pains, tachycardia, postural hypotension may start within 2 hr of drug administration. Encephalitis and retinal haemorrhage.

Precaution

Patients with poor health.Lactation: not known if excreted in breast milk

Interaction

There are no known drug interactions and none well documented.

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding use

Pregnancy Category- X. Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use of the drug in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits.

Contraindication

Pregnancy, hypersensitivity; lactation; infants, elderly or debilitated patients; impaired renal function; cardiac disease.

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