Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet
Leo Pharmaceuticals

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62.00

USED FOR:
Malaria

COMPOSITION:
Primaquine (15mg)

Therapeutic Uses:
anti malarials

Related Warnings
Alcohol

Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.

WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS
Pregnancy
WEIGH RISKS VS BENEFITS

Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy.There is positive evidence of human fetal risk, but the benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk, for example in life-threatening situations. Please consult your doctor.

Lactation

Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet is probably safe to use during lactation. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent a significant risk to the baby.

Driving

Primelife Forte 15mg 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 Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

There is limited information available on the use of Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

Primaquine   15mg

Uses of Primelife Tablet
Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet is used in the treatment of malaria.

How to use Primelife 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. Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet is to be taken with food.

How Primelife Tablet works
Primelife Forte 15mg Tablet is a weak base that reaches high concentration within the malarial parasite and causes accumulation of toxic heme pigment, which kills it.

Side Effects:

Common Abdominal pain, Epigastric pain, Gastrointestinal discomfort, Vomiting, Nausea, Heartburn.

Expert advice for Primelife Tablet

You may undergo blood examinations particularly blood counts, hemoglobin determination during your treatment with primaquine.
Inform your doctor if you are suffering from any of the following: heart disease, low potassium in the blood (hypokalemia) and/or low magnesium in the blood (hypomagnesemia).
Do not take the given dose of primaquine for >14 days.
Do not take along with drugs which are known to cause disordered electrical activity of heart (QT prolongation).
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Is Primelife a sulfa drug/does Primelife contain sulfa?
No. Primelife is neither a sulfa drug nor contain sulfa

Q. Is Primelife safe?
Primelife is safe if used at prescribed dose and duration as advised by your doctor

Q. Is Primelife a prodrug?
Derivatives of Primelife are available in prodrug form, after metabolism Primelife gets converted into carboxyprimaquine

Q. What is Primelife phosphate used for/ what does Primelife treat?
Primelife is used to treat and prevent repeated occurrence of symptoms of malaria

Q. Why is primaquine given with clindamycin?
Primaquine and clindamycin are given together for the treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia

Q. Why is Primelife given in falciparum malaria?
Primelife is active against primary erythrocytic stage of malarial parasite called Plasmodium falciparum, so it is given in falciparum malaria

Q. Does Primelife treat chlamydia?
No. Primelife is specifically used in the treatment of malaria and Pneumocystis pneumonia. Please follow your doctor's advice regarding its use.