Falcigo 120mg Injection

Buy Falcigo 120mg Injection

This is an effective anti-malarial medicine. It is used to treat severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum strains when other medicines are not effective.

Falcigo 120mg Injection Details

Composition = Artesunate

Dosage = 120mg

Indication = Malaria

Manufacturer = Zydus Cadila

What Is Falcigo 120mg Injection?

This is used for Chloroquine resistant malaria, severe quinine resistant malaria, Chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria, cerebral malaria and other conditions. This may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

This contains Artesunate as an active ingredient.

This works by killing the malarial parasite.

How Does Falcigo 120mg Injection Work?

This is an antiparasitic medication. It works by producing harmful chemicals (free radicals) within the malarial parasite, thereby killing it.

What Is Route Of Administration?

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self-administer.

Side Effects Of Falcigo 120mg Injection

Major

Dizziness

Nausea

Vomiting

Anorexia

Minor

Neutropenia

Anemia

Hemolysis

Elevated levels of liver enzymes

Drug To Drug Interaction

Mefloquine = Report the use of mefloquine or any other anti-malarial medicine to the doctor before receiving Injection. You may require a dose adjustment and more frequent monitoring when using these medicines together.

Pyrimethamine = Report the use of either of the medicine to the doctor. You may require a dose adjustment and more frequent monitoring while using these medicines together.

While Tacking Falcigo 120mg Injection

Do

Do not start or continue the artesunate tablets and consult your doctor If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to artesunate.

Do not start or continue the artesunate tablets and consult your doctor you are in first 3 months of pregnancy or If you are breast feeding.

Do not drive or operate machinery after taking artesunate because you may feel sleepy.

Don’t

Pregnancy = Use of Falcigo 120mg in pregnant women is not recommended unless absolutely necessary. The effect of this medicine on pregnancy is not clearly established and hence should be used only in life-threatening situations.

Breast-feeding = Use of Falcigo 120mg while breastfeeding is not recommended unless necessary. Your doctor will determine whether or not to use this medicine.

Severe malaria = This should be used to treat malaria only when it is severe and other medicines like quinine are proving to be ineffective.

Liver/kidney impairment = Falcigo 120mg should be used with caution in patients having an impaired liver/kidney function. If the impairment is very severe then the use of this medicine should be avoided.

Uses Of Falcigo 120mg Injection

This is used in the treatment of malaria. It is not used to prevent malaria or to treat severe malaria (where it has affected the brain, lungs or kidneys).

Storage Of Falcigo 120mg Injection

Always check for expiry on the package or with the pharmacist before buying Injection.

Store Injection at room temperature & avoid direct exposure to heat & sunlight.