Expert advice for Laveran Tablet
Take precautions to reduce the chances of being bitten by mosquitoes while on proguanil treatment.Start taking proguanil one week or at least two days before you enter the malaria area and continue to take it during your stay and for 4 weeks after leaving the malaria area.Take proguanil with a glass of water after meals to decrease the possibility of stomach upset.Tell your doctor immediately if you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant or if you are breast-feeding.
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Composition
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Proguanil (100mg) |
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Side Effect
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Common
Nausea, Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Gastric intolerance, Headache, Indigestion, Loss of appetite, Mouth ulcer, Stomatitis (Inflammation of the mouth), Vomiting, Constipation, Diarrhoea. |
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How to works
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How Laveran Tablet works
Laveran Tablet is a weak base that reaches high concentration within the malarial parasite and causes accumulation of toxic heme pigment, which kills it. |
