Active Substance: Ornidazole.
Overview
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This medicine contains an important and useful components, as it consists of
Ornidazoleis available in the market in concentration
Ornidazole
Renal and hepatic impairment. CNS diseases e.g. epilepsy or multiple sclerosis. May impair ability to drive or operate machinery. Pregnancy and lactation.
Amoebiasis, Hereditary angioedema, Trichomoniasis, Anaerobic bacterial infections, Amoebic dysentery, Surgical Prophylaxis,
Hypersensitivity to ornidazole or to other nitroimidazole derivatives.
Somnolence, headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, tremor, rigidity, poor coordination, seizures, tiredness, vertigo, temporary loss of consciousness and signs of sensory or mixed peripheral neuropathy, taste disturbances, abnormal LFTs, skin reactions.
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Ornidazole is a 5-nitroimidazole derivative active against protozoa and anaerobic bacteria. It is converted to reduction products that interact with DNA to cause destruction of helical DNA structure and strand leading to a protein synthesis inhibition and cell death in susceptible organisms.
May decrease absorption of oral fat-soluble vitamins, amiodarone, propafenone. May decrease plasma levels of ciclosporin. May alter the effects of warfarin (monitor INR). May elevate plasma levels of pravastatin.
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