BACTRIM FORTE

Bactrim Forte is a prescription medication that belongs to the sulfonamide antimicrobial family of medications.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

The medication dose your physician has given is based on your condition, other medications or food supplements you may take, and your reaction to treatment. To diminish your risks for adverse effects, don’t increase your dosage, take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, use it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

If you have any inquiries with regard to the information, ask your physician or pharmacist.

Uses

Bactrim Forte is used in the following conditions:

Urinary tract infections
Digestive tract infections
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Toxoplasmosis
Acute otitis media
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonitis
Intestinal infection

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Bactrim Forte in people with the following conditions:

Severe allergic reactions of the respiratory tract
Phenylketonuria
Abnormal functioning of the kidney or liver
Bronchial asthma
Bacterial infections
Folic acid deficiency
Deficiency of an enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)

Side Effects

Bactrim Forte may have the following side effects:

Urticaria
Nausea
Diarrhea
Rash
Anorexia
Vomiting
Hyperkalemia
Fungal overgrowth
Headache

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more noteworthy than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A serious allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness or difficulty in breathing.

This is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist.

Precautions

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Phenylketonuria
Liver disease
Kidney disease
Megaloblastic anemia
Pregnancy
Lactation
Porphyria

Prior to taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you are allergic to it, or if you have some other hypersensitivities. This drug may contain inert ingredients, which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Bactrim Forte may interact with the following medicines:

Tricyclic Antidepressants
Digoxin
Methotrexate
Indometacin
Pyrimethamine

Inform your physician about the drugs you take, including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements and vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are conceivable, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

Symptoms of overdose may include the following:

Mental depression
Crystalluria
Dizziness
Unconsciousness
Hematuria
Drowsiness
Nausea
Anorexia
Vomiting
Confusion
Headache
Fever
Bone marrow depression

Seek medical help immediately.

Available Brands:

Bactrinol
Bacxal
Bacxal DS
Bantizol
Bantizol Forte