What is Nivaquine used for?

Nivaquine P 250mg Tablet is an antiparasitic medicine, used for the prevention and treatment of malaria. It works by killing the malaria-causing parasite and stops the infection from spreading.

What happens after taking praziquantel?

Headache, dizziness, stomach pain, nausea, tiredness, weakness, joint/muscle pain, loss of appetite, vomiting, and sweating may occur. These side effects are usually mild and temporary and may be symptoms of your parasite infection and/or the dying parasites.

What does chloroquine do in the body?

Chloroquine phosphate is used to prevent and treat malaria. It is also used to treat amebiasis. Chloroquine phosphate is in a class of drugs called antimalarials and amebicides. It works by killing the organisms that cause malaria and amebiasis.

Who should not take praziquantel?

You should not use praziquantel if you are allergic to it, or if: you have a parasitic infection in your eye; or. you have taken rifampin within the past 4 weeks.

What is Nivaquine 100mg?

NIVAQUINE is usually given to help prevent your child getting malaria. Malaria is spread by mosquitos. Some mosquitos carry the malaria parasites and can infect your child with them if they bite your child – it can take up to a week or more to develop malaria after an infected bite .

Do malaria drugs cause weakness?

SIDE EFFECTS: Headache, dizziness, loss of appetite, weakness, fever, chills, tiredness, muscle/joint pain, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, cough, and trouble sleeping may occur.

How fast does praziquantel work?

This medication should take effect within 1 to 2 hours; however, effects may not be noted outwardly and therefore laboratory tests may need to be done to evaluate this medication’s effectiveness.

Does praziquantel dissolve worms?

This medicine kills the worms and could cause unwanted effects (eg, serum sickness, paradoxical reaction) as your body heals, especially during the early stages of schistosomiasis. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns. This medicine may cause heart rhythm problems.

Can chloroquine cause liver damage?

It is also effective in extraintestinal amebiasis and as an antiinflammatory agent for therapy of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus. Chloroquine is not associated with serum enzyme elevations and is an extremely rare cause of clinically apparent acute liver injury.

Can I take praziquantel on empty stomach?

Praziquantel should be taken with a meal and a full glass (8 ounces) of water. You may need to break a praziquantel tablet in order to get the correct dose. Follow your doctor’s instructions. Do not chew the tablet or portion of a tablet.