TabletMethertin Tablet
by Shreya Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
About this Medicine
Methertin Tablet is an antiparasitic medication. It is used in the treatment of malaria. It is not used to prevent malaria or to treat severe malaria (where it has affected the brain, lungs, or kidneys). Methertin Tablet should be used in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Take it with or without food, preferably at a fixed time. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose. Simply take the next dose as planned.Some people may experience joint pain, weakness, headache, and dizziness, as the side effects of this medicine. Please consult your doctor if these side effects do not resolve or persist for a longer duration. You may be monitored with blood tests once a week for 4 weeks to detect the presence of malarial parasites.
How it Works
Methertin Tablet is an antiparasitic medication. It works by producing harmful chemicals (free radicals) within the malarial parasite, thereby killing it.
Key Facts
Chemical Class :: Sesquiterpine lactones|Habit Forming :: No|Therapeutic Class :: ANTI MALARIALS|Action Class :: Antimalarial- Artemisinin and derivatives
Safety Overview
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