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Alinia is a pharmaceutical drug used to treat diseases related to bacterial infections in the gastrointestinal tract. However, in the process of using the patient may unfortunately experience some dangerous side effects. Please report back to your doctor and go to the hospital as soon as possible to protect your health.
1. Uses of Alinia
Before understanding the use of Alinia medicine, we need to find out what Alinia is?
Alinia drug is a pharmacological product against the invasion of parasites. They are used as broad-spectrum antivirals but are not used to treat patients with helminthic and viral infections. Most of the patients who used Alinia for the treatment had diarrhea. Alinia will treat diarrhea syndrome for patients with diarrhea infected with intestinal parasites such as Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium.
2. Dosage for patients with Alinia
Alinia is an oral drug that can be used in combination or without. This will be specifically directed to you by your prescribing doctor. Each course of drug treatment will last for 3 days. During this time, you need to take your doses about 12 hours apart. For patients prescribed liquid Alinia, always pay attention to shake well before use to ensure the drug's medicinal properties. In some cases, your doctor may ask you to use a spoon or measuring cup to accurately measure the amount of medicine used.
Children under 11 years of age should use Alinia liquid medicine instead of tablets. However, for children, the dose will be considered by the doctor. You need to make sure your child uses it exactly as prescribed by the doctor. During the course of treatment with Alinia, you need to pay attention not to change the concentration of the drug in your body to ensure the maximum effect from the drug. Also, stop using it only when your doctor tells you to. Absolutely do not stop the drug according to your feelings when you see an improvement or feel that the disease has disappeared. If the patient voluntarily quit smoking, the digestive system is likely to re-infection and the condition is more serious.
3. Instructions on how to use Alinia
The patient can ask the doctor about how to use Alinia medicine. You can also refer to a few notes below to avoid dangerous errors when using the drug:
Handling when accidentally overdosing: Patients taking an overdose may appear dizziness, fainting or difficulty breathing... These symptoms are easy to detect and need to take the patient to the hospital as soon as possible for examination and treatment. Missed medication: When you unfortunately forget to take a dose of Alinia, take it if you remember it is not too far away from the time you need to take the medicine. If you have missed a dose by almost 12 hours, skip that dose and take your next dose as usual. Note do not double the dose to avoid the danger of overdose. Storage of the drug to avoid affecting the effect: Alinia medicine should be stored in a cool and dry place. Liquid medicine once opened will only be used for 7 days. Children and pets are easily curious subjects to arbitrarily use drugs. Note to keep the medicine overhead out of reach of this group of subjects to avoid danger due to accidental ingestion.
4. Possible side effects while taking Alinia
Alinia drug is said to rarely appear side effects when used. But that does not guarantee that you can use it with complete peace of mind. You need to always check and listen to your body whenever there are unusual symptoms to detect and promptly handle the side effects caused by Alinia. In rare cases, patients develop an allergic reaction to the drug. Although it is very rare, you should still carefully check the ingredients of the drug before using it to determine that your body has never been sensitive to any of the ingredients in the drug.
When a patient using Alinia is allergic, there may be some common symptoms such as:
The body falls into a state of fatigue Dizziness, dizziness, making you feel dizzy Drowsiness can affect your face. respiratory system or cause fainting Difficulty breathing Rash or itchy rash on the skin Swelling in the face, tongue, throat... These allergic manifestations can be a sign of danger to health. You need to quickly notify your doctor about your health if you experience any of the above symptoms. Do not be subjective because when there are new symptoms, you can still prevent dangerous risks from occurring.
5. Interactions of Alinia to note
Alinia drug interactions have many causes. Some are for health, others are due to habits or underlying medical conditions. However, no matter what the reason, you should consider the following issues before taking the drug to reduce the effects of drug interactions:
Nitazoxanide is an ingredient in the drug that can cause allergies in some diseases. core. Double check your allergy history, have you had any negative interactions with this substance? Inform your doctor about your medical history. In particular, some diseases that weaken the immune system such as liver disease, kidney disease, immunodeficiency disease can be caused by the pandemic of the century or other causes. Pregnant or lactating women, before using, should consult a doctor. Alinia liquid medicine contains sugar which is not good for people with diabetes. Tell your doctor about this if you are being treated for diabetes to consider the right solution. When drug interactions appear, the effects of Alinia may be more or less affected. In worse cases, the patient can be in danger. Therefore, it is important to avoid self-medication without the permission of a doctor and to correctly identify the cause of the disease.
Above is the information to help you identify what Alinia is. Alinia medicine can treat diarrhea for patients except for helminthic and viral infections. In the process of taking dosage will affect drug interactions and cause side effects. Take the medicine only when approved by your doctor and do not change the dosage on your own.
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