OFLOX-TZ 600mg/200mg

OFLOX-TZ is an antibiotic used to treat genitor urinary, gastro intestinal, respiratory and skin infections.

How it works?

OFLOX-TZ helps fight bacteria that are resistant to other drugs and prevents any such infection from re-occurring. This medicine works on the people undergoing an anti-bacterial therapy to fight severe bacterial infections in eye or ear.

Important information about Tinidazole Ofloxacin

Tinidazole Ofloxacin is used to treat peritonitis, multi drug resistant tuberculosis, typhoid fever, gonorrhea, and ear and eye infections.

Dosage information

The dosage needs to be decided by the doctor treating the patient looking into his or her age, medical history, and into the severity of infection.

Strengths available

OFLOX-TZ is available in the strength of 600mg/200mg

What if you miss a dose?

If you miss the dose, take it as soon as you remember, just make sure that the time to the next dose should not be near, if it is the time to take the next dose, forget about the missed one and follow your regular routine.

What if you overdose?

In case, one overdoses, the doctor needs to be informed immediately. If one notices symptoms such as dizziness or vomiting the local poison center needs to be called up without any delay.

Things to be taken care of

OFLOX-TZ is not meant for the people who are hypersensitive, pregnant, trying to get pregnant, breast feeding, allergic, suffering from neurological disorders and having body dyscrasias. People suffering from epilepsy, renal impairment or myasthaenia gravis and kids below the age of 18 should not take this medicine.

Side Effects

Probable side effects that one would notice after the intake of OFLOX-TZ tablets are:

§  Nausea

§  Vomiting

§  Diarrhea

§  Abdominal pain

§  Headache

§  Dizziness

§  Hallucinations

§  Seizures

§  Leucopaenia

§  Metallic taste in mouth

§  Facial laryngea

§  Hypotension

§  Oedema

§  Brochospasm

§  Anaphylaxis

No matter, how light or acute these symptoms are the doctor needs to be consulted immediately. If any of these are noticed the medicine intake needs to be stopped and should be restarted only if the doctor suggests.

Interaction with other drugs

Interaction with probenecid brings down the elimination rate. Intake of supplements and antacids might bring down the absorption rate for ofloxacin. Intake of cimetidine might add to the contractions. People with diabetes need to monitor the blood sugar levels regularly as this medicine might react with the anti diabetic medicines. Corticosteroids might even lead to tendon rupture. Patients who have been taking medicines for seizures and QT should avoid taking OFLOX-TZ. If one is taking any other medicine, a supplement, an herbal medicine or any other drug, the same needs to be informed to the doctor to avoid any such contradictions from occurring.