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What is Hidrasec? Hidrasec 100mg belongs to the group of gastrointestinal drugs with the main ingredient being Racecadotril commonly used to treat acute diarrhea. However, in some cases, patients using Hidrasec may experience unwanted effects such as drowsiness, nausea, vomiting or constipation,...
1. Uses of Hidrasec 100 mg
The drug Hidrasec used as above is usually indicated in the following cases:
Symptomatic treatment of acute diarrhea in adults Additional therapy for cases where the cause of diarrhea can be treated Hidrasec is contraindicated. with patients who are hypersensitive to racecadotril and who develop angioedema when taking angiotensin enzyme inhibitors (eg captopril, enalapril, lisinopril,...)
2. Dosage of the drug Hidrasec 100 mg
Hidrasec 100 mg is often used as a pill in combination with rehydration therapy to treat diarrhea. Dosage of Hidrasec depends on the subject, specifically as follows:
Adults and children > 15 years: start with 1 100mg tablet at any time, then 1 100mg tablet every 8 hours until Stops diarrhea Total daily dose should not exceed 400mg Duration of treatment should not exceed 7 days because long-term treatment with racecadotril is not recommended. No dose adjustment of Hidrasec is required in elderly subjects Not used in children under 15 years of age
3. Side effects of Hidrasec 100mg
In some patients when using Hidrasec 100 mg, side effects may occur such as:
Feeling of drowsiness Dizziness, headache Digestive disorders: Nausea, vomiting, constipation Infections such as tonsillitis rash, erythema multiforme, edema of tongue, edema of face, oedema of lips, oedema of eyelids, angioedema, urticaria, pruritic papules
4. Be careful when using Hidrasec
Some general notes when using Hidrasec 100 mg include:
It should be noted that the use of Hidrasec cannot replace the need to rehydrate patients with diarrhea The presence of blood or pus in the stool is associated with Fever may be due to a bacterial infection or other serious illness, so be sure to treat the cause. Therefore, racecadotril can be used concurrently with antibiotics in cases of acute bacterial diarrhea as adjunctive therapy There are no data on the effects of Hidrasec in patients with hepatic or renal impairment, so caution should be taken. when used in this patient Hidrasec may also reduce bioavailability in patients with prolonged vomiting Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (captopril, enalapril, lisinopril, ...) cause angioedema with an increased risk of angioedema. Co-administration with racecadotril Loperamide and nifuroxazide does not change the way racecadotril works in the body when the drugs are used concurrently.
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