Abicon Oral Suspension
Product Info
Prescription required | Yes |
Marketer | Shreya Life Sciences Pvt Ltd |
Active Ingredient | Nalidixic Acid (150mg) + Metronidazole (100mg) |
Storage | Store below 30°C |
Habit Forming | No |
Therapeutic Class | GASTRO INTESTINAL |
User Rating | 4.8 |
User Reviews | 385 |
FAQ
Abicon Oral Suspension Reviews
Give Abicon to your child orally, with food, preferably at a fixed time. Giving it with food helps prevent the risk of developing a stomach upset. Always give the dose as prescribed by the doctor since that depends on the severity and type of infection, body weight, and age of your child. If your child vomits within 30 minutes of intake, repeat the same dose but never double up the dose if it is time for the next dose.
Some children may develop minor and temporary side effects after taking Abicon. These include nausea, vomiting, metallic taste, headache, loss of appetite, abdominal cramps, red-brown urine, and mild skin rash. These side effects usually go away once your child’s body adapts to the medicine. However, in case they persist for long or start bothering your child, you must consult your child’s doctor without any delay.
Your child’s doctor must be aware if your child has ever had any previous episode of allergy, heart problem, blood disorder, liver impairment, and kidney malfunction. This will guide the doctor in planning your child’s overall treatment.
How Abicon Oral Suspension Works
How to Use Abicon Oral Suspension
Benefits of Abicon Oral Suspension
- In Treatment of Bacterial infections: Abicon is given to children for the treatment of bacterial infections. These infections may include genital tract infections, urinary tract infections, and gastrointestinal infections, including diarrhea, dysentery, peritonitis, and appendicitis.This medicine helps clear up the infection by stopping the bacteria from multiplying and growing. In most cases, the infection starts showing improvement within 3 to 5 days of regular dosing. However, you must still finish the full course of the medicine. Stopping it abruptly may worsen your child’s condition or cause infection recurrence.
- In Treatment of Parasitic infections: Abicon is also used to treat parasitic infections such as amoebic dysentery, amoebic liver abscess, trichomoniasis, and giardiasis. It works by stopping the growth of parasites causing the infection. As a result of this, your child’s infection is treated.
Uses of Abicon Oral Suspension
- Treatment of Parasitic infections
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Treatment of Bacterial infections
Abicon Oral Suspension Side Effects
Safety Tips
Quick Tips
- Notify your doctor if you feel pain in your tendons, numbness, or tingling sensations.
- If your child develops diarrhea as a side effect, encourage them to drink plenty of water.
- Your child must complete the entire course of Abicon. Stopping too soon may cause the bacteria to multiply again, become resistant, or cause another infection.
- Avoid consuming alcohol when taking Abicon as it may irritate your stomach and also cause excessive drowsiness.
- Do not use Abicon if you have blood in your stool or if you are severely constipated.
- Never save the medicine for future illnesses since its effectiveness in future infections cannot be guaranteed.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
- Discontinue Abicon and inform the doctor immediately if your child develops a rash, itchy skin, swelling of face and mouth, or has difficulty in breathing.
- Diarrhea can cause dehydration. Drink plenty of fluids to help rehydrate you.
- Abicon may cause an altered taste. Eating citrus fruit or sipping plenty of water or fruit juice may help.
- Consult your doctor if your diarrhea lasts for more than 48 hours.
- Do not give any calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin, or antacid to your child within 2 hours of taking Abicon as these can affect the absorption of the medicine.
- It may cause dizziness and sleepiness. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how it affects you.
- Your doctor has prescribed this combination medicine for the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery.
References
- Nalidixic acid [FDA Label]. Bridgewater, NJ: Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC; 2008.
- Metronidazole benzoate [EMC SmPC]. Leeds, UK: Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited; 2020.