Fansiron Tablet® (Sulfadoxine 500mg + Pyrimethamine 25mg)

Fansiron Tablet® (Sulfadoxine 500mg + Pyrimethamine 25mg)

Category:

Antimalarial Tablet

Product Overview:

Oral antimalarial tablet combining sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine for treatment and prevention of chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum malaria.

Composition:

Each tablet contains: Sulfadoxine – 500 mg, Pyrimethamine – 25 mg


Colour: White, Uncoated

Details

Indication
Dosage & Administration
Pack Size
Route of Administration
Shelf life
Storage Instruction
Precautions
Side Effects

  • For treatment and prevention of chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum malaria via single oral dose.

  • Adults and children over 14 years/45kg: 3 tablets as single dose. Children 10-14 yrs: 2 tablets; 5-10 yrs: 1.5 tablets; 2-5 yrs: 1 tablet; below 2 yrs: 0.5 tablet, as single dose. Do not repeat within 7 days.
    Note: As per Doctors Advice

  • Primary Packaging

    1×3 Tablets Blister Strip

  • Secondary Packaging

    One Inner Carton with Insert
    Outer Carton: 20 Inner Cartons in One Outer Carton.

  • Tertiary Packaging

    7-Ply Export Shipper

  • Oral use only. Swallow tablets whole with water, preferably after food.

  • 36 Months

  • Store below 25°C in a cool, dry place, protected from light and moisture.

  • Contraindicated in sulfonamide hypersensitivity, megaloblastic anemia, and first trimester of pregnancy. Not recommended for infants under 2 months.

  • Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness; rare but serious hypersensitivity reactions including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, and blood dyscrasias (agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia).

Reason of use

Effective treatment for chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum malaria.

Recommended as a single-dose treatment when standard chloroquine therapy is ineffective.

Used for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria.

Suitable for prophylaxis in individuals travelling to or residing in high-transmission malaria zones.

Convenient oral single-dose antimalarial therapy.

Combination of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine acts synergistically against malaria parasites.

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