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About Zonaxid Tablet
Zonaxid Tablet belongs to the class of 'antiprotozoal and antiviral drugs, primarily used to treat diarrhoea caused by parasite infections of the intestines (Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia). Zonaxid Tablet also treats protozoa infections caused by single-cell parasites that thrive in moist environments, such as lakes, streams, and soil. Diarrhoea is a condition that causes the frequent passing of loose or watery stools.
Zonaxid Tablet contains Nitazoxanide, which belongs to the class of drugs known as thiazolides. Nitazoxanide is a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic medication. It inhibits the production of chemical substances required for energy metabolism and the growth of protozoa, helminths (worm-like parasites), anaerobic microbes (those that survive without oxygen), microaerophilic microbes (which require little oxygen to survive), and viruses. Nitazoxanide is effective in treating gastrointestinal infections.
Please take Zonaxid Tablet in the dose and duration prescribed by your doctor based on your medical condition. Zonaxid Tablet is generally safe to use. However, some individuals may experience side effects such as nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, fever, hair loss, dizziness, giddiness, and headaches. Most of these side effects of Zonaxid Tablet do not require medical attention and typically resolve on their own over time. If these side effects persist longer, please consult your doctor.
Inform your doctor if you have any liver or kidney diseases, asthma, or a weakened immune system before starting Zonaxid Tablet. If you are allergic to Zonaxid Tablet or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. Do not suddenly stop this medicine to avoid unpleasant side effects and sudden withdrawal symptoms. Intake of probiotics, prebiotics, and plenty of fluids is recommended if you are suffering from diarrhoea. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should use Zonaxid Tablet with proper consultation and caution. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery after taking Zonaxid Tablet as it may cause dizziness.
Uses of Zonaxid Tablet
Zonaxid Tablet is used in the treatment of protozoal infections. The detailed uses of Zonaxid Tablet are as follows:
- Treats diarrhoea: Zonaxid Tablet is effective in managing diarrhoea caused by protozoal infections.
- Provides a broad-spectrum antiparasitic effect: Zonaxid Tablet targets intestinal parasites and is useful in treating gastrointestinal infections linked to contaminated food or water.
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Directions for Use
- Zonaxid Tablet is usually taken with food, or as advised by your doctor.
- Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safe and effective use.
- Swallow Zonaxid Tablet as a whole with a glass of water.
- Do not break, crush, or chew it.
Key Benefits
Zonaxid Tablet contains Nitazoxanide, which belongs to the class of drugs known as thiazolides. Nitazoxanide is a broad-spectrum anti-parasitic, antiprotozoal, and antiviral medication, primarily used to treat diarrhoea. It inhibits the production of chemical substances required for energy metabolism and growth of protozoa, helminths (worm-like parasites), anaerobic (microbes that survive without oxygen), microaerophilic (requires little oxygen to survive) and viruses. Nitazoxanide is effective in treating gastrointestinal parasite infections, including those caused by Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia.
How Zonaxid Tablet Works
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- 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.
- Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
- Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
- Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
- Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
- Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
- Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
- To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
- Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
- Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
- Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
- Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
- Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prepare for a restful night's sleep: Develop a calming pre-sleep routine, like reading or meditation, to help your body relax and prepare for sleep.
- Create a sleep-conducive Environment: Make bedroom a sleep haven by ensuring it is quiet, dark and calm.
- Follow a Sleep Schedule: Go to bed and get up at the same time every day to help regulate your body's internal clock and increase sleep quality.
- Try relaxing techniques like deep breathing, mindfulness meditation and any others.
- Limit stimulating activities before bedtime: Avoid stimulating activities before bedtime to improve sleep quality.
- Monitor Progress: Keep track of your sleep patterns to identify areas for improvement.
- Consult a doctor if needed: If these steps don't improve your sleep, consult a doctor for further guidance and therapy.
- Take medications with food (if recommended): It can help prevent stomach distress and indigestion.
- Eat smaller, more frequent meals: Divide daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to ease digestion.
- Avoid trigger foods: Identify and avoid foods that trigger indigestion, such as spicy, fatty, or acidic foods.
- Stay upright after eating: Sit or stand upright for at least 1-2 hours after eating to prevent stomach acid from flowing into the oesophagus.
- Avoid carbonated drinks: Avoid drinking carbonated beverages, such as soda or beer, which can worsen indigestion.
- Manage stress: To alleviate indigestion, engage in stress-reducing activities like deep breathing exercises or meditation.
- Consult a doctor if needed: If indigestion worsens or persists, consult a healthcare professional to adjust the medication regimen or explore alternative treatments.
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Drug Warnings
Inform your doctor if you have any liver or kidney diseases, asthma, diabetes, or a weakened immune system before starting Zonaxid Tablet. If you are allergic to Zonaxid Tablet or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. Do not take Zonaxid Tablet on your own, as it may lead to antibiotic resistance, rendering the antibiotics ineffective against specific infections. Do not suddenly stop this medicine to avoid unpleasant side effects and sudden withdrawal symptoms. Please consult your doctor if you are planning to become pregnant or are already pregnant before starting Zonaxid Tablet. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery after taking Zonaxid Tablet as it may cause dizziness. Zonaxid Tablet is not recommended for children less than one year of age.
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Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Antibiotics can alter the beneficial bacteria in the stomach. Therefore, you are advised to consume foods rich in probiotics, such as yoghurt, curd, kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, kimchi, miso, kombucha, buttermilk, natto, and cheese.
- Eat fibre-rich food like whole grains, beans, lentils, berries, broccoli, peas, and bananas.
- Avoid foods rich in calcium, grapefruit, and grapefruit juice, as they might hinder antibiotic absorption.
- If you have diarrhoea, try to drink appropriate amounts of fluids to avoid dehydration.
- If you have minor diarrhoea (less than four stools daily), drinking caffeine-free soft drinks, juices or sport rehydration drinks can be sufficient.
- If the diarrhoea is more severe, specially formulated rehydration drinks should be taken.
- Avoid alcoholic beverages with Zonaxid Tablet as it can make you dehydrated and may affect your sleep. This can make it harder for your body to aid the Zonaxid Tablet in fighting off infections.
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Alcohol
Safe if prescribed
Alcohol consumption may worsen the side effects of Zonaxid Tablet, like dizziness. It is better to avoid alcohol while you are being treated with Zonaxid Tablet.
Pregnancy
Consult your doctor
Please consult the doctor. There are no adequate and well-controlled studies on the use of this medication in pregnant women. Your doctor will prescribe only if the benefits outweigh the risks.
Breast Feeding
Consult your doctor
Zonaxid Tablet is excreted into the breast milk while used by a breastfeeding mother. Please consult your doctor before taking Zonaxid Tablet if you are breastfeeding.
Driving
Safe if prescribed
Do not drive or operate machinery if you experience any dizziness while using Zonaxid Tablet.
Liver
Consult your doctor
Limited information was available regarding the use of Zonaxid Tablet in patients with liver disease. Inform your doctor before receiving the Zonaxid Tablet if you have a history of liver disease or condition. Your doctor will prescribe only if the benefits outweigh the risks.
Kidney
Consult your doctor
Limited information was available regarding the use of Zonaxid Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Inform your doctor before receiving the Zonaxid Tablet if you have a history of kidney disease or condition. Your doctor will prescribe only if the benefits outweigh the risks.
Children
Safe if prescribed
Zonaxid Tablet is not recommended for children less than one year of age.
Heart
This medicine is not recommended in cardiac patients due to its adverse effects.
Geriatrics
Consult your doctor
Elderly patients may require caution and dose adjustments, as Zonaxid Tablet may increase the risk of side effects.
FAQs
Zonaxid Tablet is used to treat diarrhoea caused by parasite infections of the intestines (Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia). It also treats protozoa infections caused by single-cell parasites that thrive in moist environments, such as lakes, streams, and soil.
Zonaxid Tablet contains Nitazoxanide. It is an antiprotozoal and antiviral drug that inhibits the production of chemical substances required for energy metabolism and growth of parasites, thus treating diarrhoea.
Please let your doctor know if you have a history of allergic reactions to medicines, liver or kidney diseases, asthma, weakened immune system, and diabetes before starting Zonaxid Tablet.
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is time for the next scheduled dose, skip the missed dose and follow your usual dosage.
Do not stop using Zonaxid Tablet even if you feel better until the doctor's advised course is finished. Your symptoms may improve, but the infection may not be cured completely.
Intake of probiotics, prebiotics, and plenty of fluids is recommended if you are suffering from diarrhoea.
Take Zonaxid Tablet with food at the same time daily as advised by the doctor.
Zonaxid Tablet contains Nitazoxanide, which belongs to the class of medications called antiprotozoal agents.
Zonaxid Tablet may cause side effects like nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, fever, hair loss, dizziness, giddiness, and headache. Most of these side effects of Zonaxid Tablet do not require medical attention and typically resolve on their own over time. If these side effects persist longer, please consult your doctor.
Yes, Zonaxid Tablet is effective if taken as advised by the doctor for the prescribed duration.
Yes, Zonaxid Tablet may cause dizziness in some cases. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery unless you are alert.
Zonaxid Tablet is contraindicated in people who are allergic to any of its components. Let the doctor know if you have asthma, HIV, liver or kidney problems.
Store Zonaxid Tablet at room temperature, in a dry place. Keep it out of sight and reach of children.
Yes, Zonaxid Tablet is safe if taken in the dose and duration prescribed by the doctor.
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