Altinate (Kit) Kit | Price, Usage, Dosage, Composition, and Brand Substitutes - Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug
Altinate (Kit) Kit
Altinate (Kit) is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Allenge India. This medicine is combination of more than one active ingredient or substance within a single pharmaceutical form type. The main active ingredients or salts in this drug are Pyrimethamine, Artesunate,Sulphadoxine. This drug comes in the form of Kit. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 1 Kit and is priced at Rs 168 (arround $2.352 US Dollar)| Generic (Salt) Combination : | (Pyrimethamine+ Artesunate+Sulphadoxine) |
| Pharma Company : | Allenge India |
| Brand Label : | Altinate (Kit) |
| Preparation Type : | Kit |
| Single Dose : | 1 Kit |
| Composition (Fixed-Dose Combination) : |
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| Pack Size/Qty/Vol : | 1 Kit |
| Price Unit : | Rs 168 INR (arround $2.352 US Dollar) |
| Price Pack : | Rs 168 INR (arround $2.352 US Dollar) |
Drug details for Altinate (Kit)
Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?
The main active ingredients or salts in Altinate (Kit) are :
Pyrimethamine
Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Protozoal infections. It is used only in combination either with a sulfonamide or dapsone to treat falciparum malaria and Toxoplasma gondii infection in immunocompromised patients such as HIV positive individuals.
For more details on Pyrimethamine, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Pyrimethamine..
ArtesunateIndication (Prescribed for or used as): Severe malaria including cerebral malaria and as a second line treatment in chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria.
For more details on Artesunate, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Artesunate..
SulphadoxineIndication (Prescribed for or used as):
For more details on Sulphadoxine, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Sulphadoxine..
Altinate (Kit) Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 1 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Altinate (Kit), which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Pyrimethamine-25 mg Artesunate-200 mg Sulphadoxine-500 mg).Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a FDC Brand Version of the prescribed FDC drug brand, if any. Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs are being increasingly used due to the benefit of the combined effects of active ingredients given together. However, it is necessary to investigate the possible benefits in the clinical situation against possible disadvantages for each fixed combination drug and for each dose of the fixed combination drug. Potential advantages of fixed combination drugs may also include the counteracting by one ingredient of an adverse reaction produced by another one, and simplification of therapy, leading to improved compliance.
| Brand | Price (Rs.) | Brand | Price (Rs.) |
| Larinate 200 (Kit) | 225 |