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compositionComposition:SODIUM AMINOSALICYLATE-800MG
prescriptionPrescription Medicine
Q PAS POWDER 100GM

Q PAS POWDER is used in the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB) in combination with other medicines. It works by exerting its bacteriostatic effect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis, thereby suppressing bacterial growth and reproduction, ultimately leading to cell death. The common side effects may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.

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Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD
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More about the Product

Composition :

SODIUM AMINOSALICYLATE-800MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Lupin Ltd

Consume Type :

Oral

Expires on or after :

Jan-27

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Q PAS POWDER

Q PAS POWDER is used to treat tuberculosis (TB). Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs, but it can also spread to other parts of the body, including the kidneys, brain, spine, and bone marrow. Q PAS POWDER is ineffective for treating colds, flu, or other viral infections.

Q PAS POWDER contains sodium aminosalicylate. It works by exerting its bacteriostatic effect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis, thereby suppressing the growth and reproduction of the bacteria, ultimately leading to cell death.

You are advised to take Q PAS POWDER for as long as your doctor has prescribed it for you, depending on your medical condition. Sometimes, you may experience common side effects like diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Most of these symptoms resolve gradually on their own over time. However, consult the doctor if any of these symptoms persist or worsen.

Do not take Q PAS POWDER if you are pregnant or breastfeeding as it may cause potential risk to the foetus and may pass into breast milk. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know how Q PAS POWDER affects you. Q PAS POWDER is safe for children if prescribed by the doctor. Avoid alcohol consumption and smoking during treatment with Q PAS POWDER as it may cause unpleasant side effects. Inform your doctor about your health condition and medicines to rule out any side effects/interactions.

Uses of Q PAS POWDER

Q PAS POWDER is used in the treatment of tuberculosis. The detailed uses of Q PAS POWDER are as follows:

  • Treatment of Tuberculosis:Q PAS POWDER is used in combination with other anti-TB drugs to prevent resistance.
  • Anti-inflammatory Properties:Q PAS POWDER has mild anti-inflammatory effects.

Key Benefits

Q PAS POWDER belongs to the group of medications called anti-infectives. It is used in combination with other medicines for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB). It works by exerting its bacteriostatic effect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis, thereby suppressing bacterial growth and reproduction, ultimately leading to cell death and helping to clear the infection.

Side effects of Q Pas Powder 100gm
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
To prevent, manage, and treat Constipation caused by medication usage, follow these steps:
  • Preventing Vomiting (Before it Happens)
  • Take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. This can help minimize side effects, including vomiting.
  • Having a small meal before taking your medication can help reduce nausea and vomiting.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication along with your prescribed medication.
  • Managing Vomiting (If it Happens)
  • Try taking ginger in the form of tea, ale, or candy to help alleviate nausea and vomiting.
  • What to Do if Vomiting Persists
  • Consult your doctor if vomiting continues or worsens, consult the doctor for guidance on adjusting your medication or additional treatment.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.

Directions for Use

  • Q PAS POWDER can be taken with or without food as advised by your doctor.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication.
  • Dissolve the prescribed amount of Q PAS POWDER in a glass of water or milk, stir well, and consume immediately.
  • Do not store the prepared mixture for later use.

How Q PAS POWDER Works

Q PAS POWDER contains sodium aminosalicylate. It exerts its bacteriostatic effect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis. This suppresses the bacteria's growth and reproduction, ultimately leading to cell death.
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Alcohol

Unsafe

Avoid consumption of alcohol while taking Q PAS POWDER as it may cause unpleasant side effects.

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Pregnancy

Unsafe

Q PAS POWDER should not be taken if you are pregnant as it may cause harm to foetus or unborn baby.

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Breast Feeding

Unsafe

Q PAS POWDER should not be taken if you are breastfeeding as it may pass in to breastmilk and might affect the baby.

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Driving

Consult your doctor

Do not drive or operate machinery unless you know how Q PAS POWDER affects you. If you have concerns regarding this, discuss with your doctor.

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Liver

Caution

Q PAS POWDER should be used with caution in patients with liver disorders. Please consult your doctor if you have a liver disorder or any concerns regarding this. Q PAS POWDER is not recommended for patients with severe hepatic impairment, liver cirrhosis and hepatitis (inflammation of the liver).

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Kidney

Caution

Q PAS POWDER should be used with caution in patients with kidney disorders. Please consult your doctor if you have a kidney disorder or any concerns. Q PAS POWDER is not recommended for patients with severe kidney insufficiency.

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Children

Safe if prescribed

Q PAS POWDER is safe for children if prescribed by a doctor. The dose and duration may vary depending on the child’s weight and the severity of the child's medical condition.

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Heart

Caution

Please inform your doctor if you have heart problems before taking Q PAS POWDER , as there is limited information available on its safety in such cases.

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Geriatrics

Caution

Geriatric patients can take Q PAS POWDER , but with careful medical supervision.

What if I have taken an overdose of Q PAS POWDER

Do not take more than the recommended dose of Q PAS POWDER , as it may cause overdose symptoms like dizziness, diarrhoea, vomiting, and possible development of psychosis. If you suspect you have taken an overdose, seek immediate medical attention.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Pineapple juice might help soothe the symptoms of cough and cold. It also has anti-inflammatory and mucolytic properties.
  • Include foods rich in vitamin C, like kiwi, broccoli, and bell pepper, to help improve the immune system.
  • Avoid processed and fried foods.
  • Warm ginger tea or warm soup can help relieve cough.
  • Avoid foods and drinks containing tyramine or histamine, such as cured meat, matured cheese, soya, tuna, salmon, mackerel, wine, and beer.
  • Avoid consumption of alcohol and quit smoking.

Have a query?

How Soon It Starts Working

The time required for Q PAS POWDER to start to work: The exact onset time of Q PAS POWDER has not been clinically established. The time for which the effects of Q PAS POWDER last: The duration of Q PAS POWDER ’s effect is clinically not established.

What if you forget to take Q PAS POWDER

If you miss a dose of Q PAS POWDER , take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next scheduled dose at the prescribed time. Do not double the dose.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight. • Keep Q PAS POWDER out of reach and sight of children. • Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.

Drug Warnings

Inform your doctor if you have any of the following pre-existing medical conditions such as kidney or liver disorders, heart failure, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, phenylketonuria, lactose intolerance, stomach ulcers, hypersensitivity to salicylates or sulphonamides, thyroid problems, or if you have been advised to limit your salt intake. Inform your doctor if you have nutritional issues like Vitamin B12 deficiency, iron deficiency, or malabsorption syndrome, as it may worsen these conditions, and you might need Vitamin B12 supplements. Do not take Q PAS POWDER if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or if you have duodenal or stomach ulcer and myxoedema (a chronic disease caused by an underactive thyroid gland). Avoid taking Q PAS POWDER if you have severe kidney insufficiency, severe liver insufficiency, or severe heart failure.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Drug-Drug Interactions: Q PAS POWDER may interact with medications such antibiotics (rifampicin, Isoniazid and ethionamide), anti-gout medicines (probenecid, sulfinpyrazone), anti-tuberculosis medicine (aminobenzoate), blood thinners, and cardiac glycosides (digoxin).

Drug-Food Interactions: No interactions were found.

Drug-Disease Interactions: Inform your doctor if you have a history of kidney, heart or liver diseases, stomach ulcers, and thyroid problems.

No Drug - Drug interactions found in our data. We may lack specific data on this medicine and are actively working to update our database. Consult your doctor for personalized advice

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Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

[ANTI- INFECTIVES]

FAQs

Q PAS POWDER belongs to the group of medications called anti-infectives used to treat tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Q PAS POWDER contains sodium aminosalicylate. It exerts its bacteriostatic effect against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis. This suppresses bacterial growth and reproduction, ultimately leading to cell death and helping to clear the infection.

Do not stop taking Q PAS POWDER alone without a doctor’s advice. To treat your condition effectively, continue taking Q PAS POWDER for as long as it has been prescribed for you.

Q PAS POWDER should be avoided if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or if you have stomach or duodenal ulcer and myxoedema (a chronic disease caused by an underactive thyroid gland). Avoid taking Q PAS POWDER if you have moderate or severe kidney insufficiency, severe liver insufficiency, or severe heart failure.

Q PAS POWDER may cause side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain. However, if these side effects persist or worsen, please consult the doctor.

If you miss a dose of Q PAS POWDER , take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next scheduled dose at the prescribed time. Do not double the dose.

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Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Lupin Ltd, 3rd floor Kalpataru Inspire, Off. W E Highway, Santacruz (East), Mumbai 400 055. India Country of Origin: India
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