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

Expert advice for Primelife Kid 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 Primelife kid a sulfa drug/does Primelife kid contain sulfa?
No. Primelife kid is neither a sulfa drug nor contain sulfa

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

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

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

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