Banocide Forte 100mg Tablet
Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd

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In-stock 30 tablets in 1 strip
43.39
Related Warnings
Alcohol

Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor.

Lactation

No information is available on the use of Banocide Forte 100mg Tablet during lactation. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

Banocide Forte 100mg Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive.

Kidney

There is limited information available on the use of Banocide Forte 100mg Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

There is limited information available on the use of Banocide Forte 100mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

Diethylcarbamazine   100mg

Uses of Banocide Tablet
Banocide Forte 100mg Tablet is used in the treatment of parasitic worm infections and filariasis.

How to use Banocide Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Banocide Forte 100mg Tablet is to be taken with food.

How Banocide Tablet works
Diethylcarbamazine belongs to a class of medication called anti-helminthic. It can act against both the larval and adult forms of the parasitic worms that cause filariasis..

Side Effects:

Common Headache, Dizziness, Vomiting, Abnormal liver function tests, Nausea, Abdominal pain, Hair loss, Fever, Vertigo.

Expert advice for Banocide Tablet
Do not take diethylcarbamazine:

If you have had a history of convulsions or epilepsy.
If you have kidney or heart problems.
If you are greater than 65 years of age.
If you are breast-feeding or pregnant.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.