What is ALU A 400MG?
- ALU A 400MG contains Albendazole which belongs to a group of medicines called antihelmintics
What ALU A 400MG is used for?
It is used to treat:
- common worm infections of the gut
- pinworm infection (enterobiasis)
- hookworm disease (ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis)
- dwarf tapeworm infection (hymenolepsiasis)
- pork/beef tapeworm infections (taeniasis)
- threadworm infection (strongyloidiasis)
- roundworm infection (ascariasis)
- whipworm infection (trichuriasis)
- liver fluke infections (clonorchiasis and opisthorchiasis)
- hookworm causing skin disease (cutaneous larva migrans)
- giardia infection (giardiasis in children)
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Talk to your Doctor, if you:
- are allergic to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
- have hepatic or renal impairment (liver or kidney problems)
- If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine
- Ask you doctor for advice, before giving this medicine to children
- If you feel dizziness, do not drive a car or operate machinery
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you use, including prescription and non-prescription medicines and herbal supplements.
- Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you
If you take more ALU A 400MG
- If you think you have taken too much of this medicine contact your doctor or go to nearest hospital immediately
If you forget to take ALU A 400MG
- Take the missed medicines as soon as you remember. If you have been prescribed more than a single dose, do not try to make up for missed doses by taking more than two medicines at a time
If you stop taking ALU A 400MG
- Do not stop taking this medicine unless your doctor tells you to do so
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- headache or dizziness
- vomiting, nausea
- stomach pains or diarrhoea
- mild skin rash or itchiness
- rash, pruritus, urticaria
- changes in liver blood test
- yellowing of the skin or eyes
- dark colored urine and/or light-colored stools
- blistering skin rashes with swelling and peeling (erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnsons syndrome)
- Keep this medicine out of reach of children
- Store at a room temperature of 15-25°C
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