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Piperaquine Phosphate

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Overview
Atazanavir and cobicistat combination is used together with other medicines to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Atazanavir and cobicistat combination will not cure or prevent HIV infection or AIDS. It helps keep HIV from reproducing and appears to slow down the destruction of the immune system. This may help delay problems that are usually related to AIDS or HIV disease from occurring. This medicine will not keep you from spreading HIV to other people. People who receive this medicine may continue to have other problems usually related to AIDS or HIV disease. This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Indications
Atazanavir and cobicistat combination is used together with other medicines to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Atazanavir and cobicistat combination will not cure or prevent HIV infection or AIDS. It helps keep HIV from reproducing and appears to slow down the destruction of the immune system. This may help delay problems that are usually related to AIDS or HIV disease from occurring. This medicine will not keep you from spreading HIV to other people. People who receive this medicine may continue to have other problems usually related to AIDS or HIV disease. This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Contraindications
Piperaquine Phosphate is contraindicated in conditions like Pregnancy.
Side Effects
Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention. Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur: More common Chills clay-colored stools dark urine dizziness fever headache itching, skin rash loss of appetite nausea stomach pain unpleasant breath odor unusual tiredness or weakness vomiting of blood yellow eyes or skin Incidence not known Black, tarry stools blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin blood in the urine chest pain decreased appetite diarrhea gaseous stomach pain joint or muscle pain pain in the groin or genitals painful or difficult urination recurrent fever red skin lesions, often with a purple center red, irritated eyes sharp back pain just below the ribs sore throat sores, ulcers, or white spots in the mouth or on the lips stomach fullness or tenderness swelling of the feet or lower legs swollen glands unusual bleeding or bruising Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Warnings
It is not recommended in first trimester of pregnancy or in childem below 5 Kg.
High Risk Groups
Drug should not be given to Pregnant Mothers.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Adult Dosage
16 to 26 mg/Kg (21 (21)) 24 hourly PO — It is available in combination with dihydroartemisinin. It should be taken with water without food. Doses are given as mg/Kg/day for three days. Maximun 4 tablets each containing 320mg Pipraquine are indicated for upto 100 Kg weight patient. However, there are no data on which to base a dose recommendation in patients weighing >100kg.
Child Dosage
No child dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.
Neonatal Dosage
No neonatal dosage information is recorded for this medicine yet.
Drug Interactions
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking this medicine, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines listed below. The following interactions have been selected on the basis of their potential significance and are not necessarily all-inclusive. Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is not recommended. Your doctor may decide not to treat you with this medication or change some of the other medicines you take. Alfuzosin Alprazolam Amiodarone Bepridil Bromocriptine Carbamazepine Cisapride Colchicine Conivaptan Crizotinib Dihydroergotamine Doxorubicin Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome Dronedarone Drospirenone Elbasvir Eletriptan Eliglustat Enzalutamide Eplerenone Ergoloid Mesylates Ergonovine Ergotamine Finerenone Flibanserin Fluconazole Fosphenytoin Gepirone Glecaprevir Grazoprevir Indinavir Irinotecan Irinotecan Liposome Isavuconazonium Sulfate Itraconazole Ivabradine Ketoconazole Levoketoconazole Lisuride Lomitapide Lovastatin Lurasidone Maraviroc Mavacamten Mesoridazine Metergoline Methylergonovine Methysergide Midazolam Mitotane Naloxegol Nelfinavir Nevirapine Nicergoline Pacritinib Pazopanib Phenobarbital Phenytoin Pibrentasvir Pimozide Piperaquine Primidone Quinidine Ranolazine Rifampin Riociguat Romidepsin Saquinavir Sildenafil Silodosin Simvastatin Sparfloxacin St John's Wort Terfenadine Thioridazine Tolvaptan Triazolam Ubrogepant Venetoclax Voclosporin Voriconazole Ziprasidone Using this medicine with any of the following medicines is usually not recommended, but may be required in some cases. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines. Abametapir Acalabrutinib Acecainide Adagrasib Adenosine Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine Afatinib Ajmaline Alfentanil Alprazolam Aluminum Carbonate, Basic Aluminum Hydroxide Aluminum Phosphate Amineptine Amiodarone Amisulpride Amitriptyline Amitriptylinoxide Amlodipine Amoxapine Amphetamine Amprenavir Anagrelide Apalutamide Apixaban Apomorphine Aprepitant Aprindine Aripiprazole Arsenic Trioxide Artemether Asenapine Astemizole Atogepant Atorvastatin Avacopan Avanafil Avapritinib Axitinib Azithromycin Bedaquiline Benzhydrocodone Benzphetamine Berotralstat Betamethasone Betrixaban Boceprevir Bosentan Bosutinib Brentuximab Vedotin Bretylium Brexpiprazole Brigatinib Budesonide Buprenorphine Buserelin Buspirone Cabazitaxel Cabotegravir Cabozantinib Calcifediol Calcium Carbonate Calcium Silicate Cariprazine Carvedilol Cenobamate Ceritinib Chloroquine Chlorpromazine Ciclesonide Cilostazol Cimetidine Ciprofloxacin Cisapride Citalopram Clarithromycin Clofazimine Clomipramine Clopidogrel Clothiapine Clozapine Cobimetinib Codeine Copanlisib Cyclobenzaprine Cyclophosphamide Cyclosporine Dabigatran Etexilate Dabrafenib Daclatasvir Daridorexant Darunavir Dasabuvir Dasatinib Deflazacort Degarelix Delamanid Delavirdine Desipramine Deslorelin Deutetrabenazine Dexamethasone Dexlansoprazole Dexmedetomidine Dextroamphetamine Diazepam Dibenzepin Didanosine Digoxin Dihydrocodeine Dihydroxyaluminum Aminoacetate Dihydroxyaluminum Sodium Carbonate Diltiazem Disopyramide Docetaxel Dofetilide Dolasetron Domperidone Donepezil Doxepin Droperidol Duvelisib Ebastine Ebrotidine Edoxaban Efavirenz Elacestrant Elagolix Elbasvir Elexacaftor Eluxadoline Elvitegravir Encainide Encorafenib Entrectinib Eplerenone Eribulin Erlotinib Erythromycin Escitalopram Eslicarbazepine Acetate Esomeprazole Estazolam Eszopiclone Ethinyl Estradiol Etrasimod Etravirine Everolimus Famotidine Fedratinib Felbamate Felodipine Fentanyl Fesoterodine Fexinidazole Finerenone Fingolimod Flecainide Fluconazole Fluoxetine Fluticasone Fluvastatin Fluvoxamine Formoterol Fosamprenavir Fosaprepitant Foscarnet Fosnetupitant Fostemsavir Futibatinib Galantamine Garlic Gatifloxacin Gemifloxacin Gepirone Gilteritinib Glasdegib Gonadorelin Goserelin Granisetron Grazoprevir Halofantrine Haloperidol Histrelin Hydrocodone Hydrocortisone Hydroquinidine Hydroxyamphetamine Hydroxychloroquine Hydroxyzine Ibrexafungerp Ibrutinib Ibutilide Idelalisib Ifosfamide Iloperidone Imipramine Indecainide Infigratinib Inotuzumab Ozogamicin Irinotecan Irinotecan Liposome Isavuconazole Istradefylline Itraconazole Ivabradine Ivacaftor Ivosidenib Ixabepilone Ketoconazole Lacosamide Lamotrigine Lansoprazole Lapatinib Larotrectinib Lefamulin Lemborexant Lenacapavir Leniolisib Lenvatinib Lercanidipine Leuprolide Levofloxacin Levoketoconazole Levomilnacipran Lidocaine Lisdexamfetamine Lofepramine Lofexidine Lopinavir Lorlatinib Lumateperone Lumefantrine Lurbinectedin Macimorelin Macitentan Magaldrate Magnesium Carbonate Magnesium Hydroxide Magnesium Oxide Magnesium Peroxide Magnesium Trisilicate Manidipine Mavacamten Mefloquine Melitracen Meperidine Methadone Methamphetamine Methotrimeprazine Methylprednisolone Metoprolol Metronidazole Mexiletine Midostaurin Mifepristone Minocycline Mirtazapine Mirvetuximab Soravtansine-gynx Mitapivat Mizolastine Mobocertinib Mometasone Moricizine Morphine Morphine Sulfate Liposome Moxifloxacin Nafarelin Nebivolol Neratinib Netupitant Nevirapine Nicardipine Nifedipine Nilotinib Nimodipine Nisoldipine Nizatidine Norfloxacin Nortriptyline Octreotide Ofloxacin Olanzapine Olaparib Omaveloxolone Omeprazole Ondansetron Opipramol Orlistat Osilodrostat Osimertinib Oxaliplatin Oxcarbazepine Oxycodone Ozanimod Paclitaxel Pacritinib Palbociclib Paliperidone Palovarotene Panobinostat Pantoprazole Papaverine Paritaprevir Paroxetine Pasireotide Pemigatinib Pentamidine Pentazocine Perphenazine Pexidartinib Pimavanserin Pipamperone Piperaquine Pirtobrutinib Pitavastatin Pitolisant Pixantrone Ponatinib Ponesimod Posaconazole Prajmaline Pralsetinib Pravastatin Probucol Procainamide Prochlorperazine Promethazine Propafenone Protriptyline Quetiapine Quinidine Quinine Quizartinib Rabeprazole Ranitidine Ranitidine Bismuth Citrate Reboxetine Regorafenib Relugolix Repaglinide Retapamulin Ribociclib Rifabutin Rifapentine Rimegepant Risperidone Ritlecitinib Ritonavir Rivaroxaban Rosuvastatin Roxatidine Ruxolitinib Salmeterol Saquinavir Selpercatinib Selumetinib Sertindole Sertraline Sevoflurane Simeprevir Siponimod Sirolimus Sirolimus Protein-Bound Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Phosphate Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic Sodium Phosphate, Monobasic Sofosbuvir Solifenacin Sonidegib Sorafenib Sotalol Sparfloxacin Sparsentan Sparteine Sufentanil Sulpiride Sultopride Sunitinib Suvorexant Tacrolimus Tadalafil Tamoxifen Tamsulosin Tazemetostat Tedisamil Telaprevir Telavancin Telithromycin Temsirolimus Tenofovir Alafenamide Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tetrabenazine Tezacaftor Thioridazine Thiotepa Tianeptine Ticagrelor Timolol Tipranavir Tocainide Tocilizumab Tolterodine Tolvaptan Topotecan Toremifene Trabectedin Tramadol Trazodone Triamcinolone Triclabendazole Trimipramine Triptorelin Ubrogepant Upadacitinib Valbenazine Vamorolone Vandetanib Vardenafil Velpatasvir Vemurafenib Venetoclax Venlafaxine Verapamil Vernakalant Vilanterol Vilazodone Vinblastine Vincristine Vincristine Sulfate Liposome Vinflunine Voclosporin Vonoprazan Vorapaxar Voriconazole Vorinostat Vortioxetine Voxilaprevir Warfarin Zaleplon Zanubrutinib Ziprasidone Zolpidem Zotepine Zuclopenthixol Zuranolone Using this medicine with any of the following medicines may cause an increased risk of certain side effects, but using both drugs may be the best treatment for you. If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines. Amlodipine Aripiprazole Lauroxil Atazanavir Cobicistat Dapsone Darunavir Desogestrel Dienogest Estradiol Ethinyl Estradiol Ethynodiol Etonogestrel Gestodene Indinavir Levonorgestrel Mestranol Methadone Nelfinavir Norethindrone Norgestimate Norgestrel Suvorexant Telaprevir
Storage
tablet Store at room temperature, . Protect from Heat.