Introduction
What BANOCIDE FORTE is used for?
It is used:
- To treat lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis - severely debilitating and disfiguring disease in which swelling of legs, arms, female breast or male genitals)
Warning & Precautions
Talk to Doctor
Talk to your doctor before you take this medicine, if you:
- Are allergic to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- Have previously had river blindness (onchocerciasis) involving your eyes
- Have a history of epilepsy
- Are elderly
- Have heart or kidney problems
Pregnancy & Breast Feeding
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
Children & Adolescents
- Ask your doctor for advice before giving this medicine to your child
Driving & Using Machines
- Do not drive or use any tools or machines while taking this medicine as it may cause drowsiness
Interactions
Tell your doctor if you are taking,
- Tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
How to Use
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
- This medicine should preferably be taken after meals
If you take more BANOCIDE FORTE
- If you take too many of this medicine than the prescribed dose, contact your doctor or go to nearest hospital
- Symptoms of overdose: nausea, vomiting, headache, vertigo (feeling dizzy), drowsiness, and, in rare but serious cases fits
If you forget to take BANOCIDE FORTE
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. But if your next dose is due within 4 hours, skip the dose you missed and take the next one at the usual time. Then continue your treatment as before
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose
If you stop taking BANOCIDE FORTE
- Do not stop taking this medicine unless your doctor tells to do so
Side Effects
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them
Common
- ausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, muscle, joint and chest pain, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and headache
- Eye worm (loaisis), river blindness (onchocerciasis)
- Diarrhoea, fever, chills, weakness, cough, blood in the urine, irritation and swelling in and around the testicles
- Swelling or painful lumps developing under the skin in the scrotum, difficulty in breathing, itchiness, rash, failure of the circulation and low blood pressure upon standing
More Information
Storage
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store at a room temperature of 15-25°C
FAQs
Q. What is Banocide used for?
Banocide is used to treat parasitic worm infection and filariasis (elephantiasis), a disfiguring disease in which swelling of arms, legs or other body parts may occur. It is used to treat Bancroft's filariasis, eosinophilic lung, loiasis and river blindness (onchocerciasis).
Q. How does Banocide work?
Banocide belongs to a class of medicines known as anti-helminthics. It works by killing both the larval and adult forms of the parasitic worms that cause filariasis.
Q. Is Banocide an antibiotic?
Banocide is not an antibiotic. Banocide belongs to a class of medicines known as anthelminthic agents
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