Althrocin Liquid
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Overview
Your child’s medicine at a glance
Althrocin Liquid is an antibiotic medicine that helps treat bacterial infections of the eye, ear, nose, throat, lungs, teeth, skin, and urinary tract. Also given as an alternative therapy to penicillin allergy, Althrocin Liquid may help treat certain specific infections such as pertussis (whooping cough) and diphtheria.
Prefer giving Althrocin Liquid on an empty stomach (either 1 hour before or 2 hours after food) as that will enhance the medicine’s absorption. However, if stomach upset occurs, give it with a small amount of food. Althrocin Liquid is usually given four times a day. Since the dose depends upon the type of infection, its severity, and your child’s age and body weight, make sure to stick to the dose, time, and way prescribed by the doctor.
The usual duration of the treatment is 5 to 10 days, depending upon infection severity and how well your child responds to the treatment. Ensure that your child completes the full prescribed course of the medicine as stopping it abruptly may worsen your child’s condition or increase the risk of reinfection. In case your child vomits within 30 minutes of taking this medicine, help your child calm down and then give the same dose again.
This medicine may have some mild side effects. including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach pain. These side effects should recede on their own within a few days. However, in case these effects persist or become bothersome for your child, consult your child’s doctor without any delay.
Inform your child’s doctor if your child has a history of allergies, heart problems, liver impairment, or kidney malfunction. Knowing the child’s medical history is critical for dose alterations and for planning your child’s overall treatment.
Benefits
Uses of Althrocin Liquid in children
Benefits of Althrocin Liquid for your child
In Treatment of Pertussis
Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection that can be life-threatening for infants. It is marked by a severe hacking cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath that sounds like "whoop". It is easily preventable by vaccine, but Althrocin Liquid is given if a child develops the infection.
In Treatment of Diphtheria
It is a serious infection of the nose and throat in which a layer of thick, grey matter covers the back of the throat, making breathing hard. It is easily preventable by vaccine, but Althrocin Liquid is given if a child develops the infection.
In Treatment of Bacterial infections
Althrocin Liquid is an antibiotic medicine which can be used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria. These include infections of the ear, nose, throat, lungs and skin. It stops the growth of the bacteria causing the infection and clears the infection. Take it for as long as prescribed by the doctor and avoid skipping doses. This will make sure that all bacteria are killed and they do not become resistant.
Side Effects
Side effects of Althrocin Liquid in children
Althrocin Liquid does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-
Common side effects of Althrocin
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Allergy
Safety Advice
Safety advice
Kidney
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Althrocin Liquid is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Althrocin Liquid is recommended.
However, inform your doctor if you have any kidney disease as the use of this medicine may affect hearing in patients with severe kidney disease.
Liver
CAUTION
Althrocin Liquid should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Althrocin Liquid may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
How to use
How can I give Althrocin Liquid to my child?
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Althrocin Liquid is to be taken empty stomach.
How Althrocin Oral Suspension works
Althrocin Liquid is an antibiotic. It works by interfering with the synthesis of essential proteins required by bacteria to perform important functions. By doing so, it stops the infection-causing bacteria from growing further and prevents the infection from spreading.
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