Fulvin 500 mg
Griseofulvin
Category: Tablet
Manufacturer: Doctor's Chemicals Works Ltd.
Allopathic
MFG. Licence No. Biological
035
MFG. Licence No. Non-Biological
085
Address
Fulbari, Bogra.
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Uses of Fulvin:
- Fungal infections
Dermatophytosis
Severe liver disease; porphyria; monilial infection; SLE; pregnancy.
How to use
Griseofulvin:
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.
Griseofulvin is to be taken with food.
Administration:
Should be taken with food. Take immediately after meals.
Adult Dose:
Oral
Dermatophytosis
Adult: 0.5-1 g daily in single or divided doses.
Treatment duration: 2-8 wk (hair and skin infections); up to 6 mth (fingernail infections); >12 mth (toenail infections).
Child Dose:
Oral
Dermatophytosis
Child: PO 20–25 mg/kg q24h
Antagonises oral anticoagulants and oral contraceptives. Decreased GI absorption with phenobarbital. Reduced plasma concentrations with enzyme inducers e.g. phenylbutazone and hypnotics.
Potentially Fatal: Enhances effects of alcohol and causes disulfiram-like reaction.
Severe liver disease; porphyria; monilial infection; SLE; pregnancy.
Common
- Headache
- Skin rash
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
Oral thrush; GI distress, taste perversion; dizziness, confusion, headache, depression, insomnia, fatigue; peripheral neuritis, photosensitivity; skin rashes, urticaria, erythema multiforme; leucopenia, proteinuria.
Potentially Fatal: Hepatotoxicity; angioedema.
Precaution:
Lactation; may impair ability to drive or operate machinery; avoid exposure to intense sunlight or artificial light. Regular monitoring of the renal, hepatic and blood tests should be done.
Lactation: Excretion in milk unknown; avoid use because of potential tumorigenicity
Griseofulvin is a fungistatic antibiotic that inhibits fungal cell division at metaphase and binds to human keratin making it resistant to fungal infections. It has activity against common dermatophytes including epidermophyton, Microsporum, or Trichophyton spp.
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