Dehydroemetine

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Intestinal amoebiasis hepatic amoebiasis and other systemic disease due to E.histolytica.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Cardiac or renal disease. Contraindicated during pregnancy.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Emetine therapy last 45 days.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness, myalgia, hypotension, cardiac dysrhythmia.

Drug Category/Class

Dehydroemetine has 6 Brands listed


Dehydroemetine (10 mg)Dehydroemetine (30 mg)
Dehydroemetine (60 mg)Tilemetin (30 mg)
Tilemetin (60 mg)Tilmetin (60 mg)

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