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

Expert advice for Pmq Inga 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.

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

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

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

Q. What is Pmq inga phosphate used for/ what does Pmq inga treat?
Pmq inga 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 Pmq inga given in falciparum malaria?
Pmq inga is active against primary erythrocytic stage of malarial parasite called Plasmodium falciparum, so it is given in falciparum malaria

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