Dec Forte Tablet 
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NOTICE: unsafe with : Alcohol
USED FOR:
Parasitic worm infections
Allergic disorders
Filariasis
COMPOSITION:
Diethylcarbamazine (250mg)
Chlorpheniramine (5mg)
Therapeutic Uses:
anti infectives
respiratory
CAUTION
Dec Forte Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness and calmness with alcohol.
Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor.
No information is available on the use of Dec Forte Tablet during lactation. Please consult your doctor.
Dec Forte Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive.
Dec Forte Tablet is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Dec Forte Tablet may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.Use of Dec Forte Tablet may cause excessive sleepiness in patients with end stage kidney disease.
There is limited information available on the use of Dec Forte Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
Uses of Diethylcarbamazine
Diethylcarbamazine is used in the treatment of parasitic worm infections and filariasis.
How to use Diethylcarbamazine
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. Dec Forte Tablet is to be taken with food.
How Dec Forte 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..
Common Headache, Dizziness, Vomiting, Abnormal liver function tests, Nausea, Abdominal pain, Hair loss, Fever, Vertigo.
Expert advice for Diethylcarbamazine
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.
Q. What is Diethylcarbamazine used for?
Diethylcarbamazine 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 Diethylcarbamazine work?
Diethylcarbamazine 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 Diethylcarbamazine an antibiotic?
Diethylcarbamazine is not an antibiotic. Diethylcarbamazine belongs to a class of medicines known as anthelminthic agents.
Uses of Chlorpheniramine
Chlorpheniramine is used in the treatment of allergic disorders.
How to use Chlorpheniramine
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. Dec Forte Tablet is to be taken with food.
How Dec Forte Tablet works
Chlorpheniramine is an antihistaminic medication. It blocks the action of certain chemical messengers that are responsible for inflammation, congestion, itching, and other allergic reactions.
Common Sleepiness.
Expert advice for Chlorpheniramine
Avoid driving or operating dangerous machinery as it may decrease alertness. Avoid consuming alcohol when taking the Chlorpheniramine, as it may cause excessive sleepiness or drowsiness.
Q. Does chlorpheniramine or chlorpheniramine maleate cause increase in blood pressure/ drowsy/non drowsy/sedating/get you high/keep you awake/sleepiness/make you tired/weight gain?
Chlorpheniramine causing these side effects is common or rare. Always consult your doctor, if you experience any of these side effects
Q. Is chlorpheniramine like Benadryl?
No, chlorpheniramine is different from Benadryl
Q. Is chlorpheniramine prescription?
Yes, it is available with doctor’s prescription only
Q. Can I take chlorpheniramine or chlorpheniramine maleate with Panadol/ cetirizine /Zyrtec/ Allegra/ warfarin/ diphenhydramine/ ibuprofen/Claritin/guaifenesin/Benadryl?
Yes, but taking other medicines may alter the effects of chlorpheniramine. Always consult your doctor for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required
Q. Does chlorpheniramine contain aspirin?
No, it does not contain aspirin in it. Chlorpheniramine is a different drug than aspirin.
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