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Treats infections. Belongs to a class of drugs called antibiotics.
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Tindamax |
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Tinidazole
Tindamax
Uses
Treats infections. Belongs to a class of drugs called antibiotics.
Storage
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
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Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Tablet, Liquid.
Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
It is best to take this medicine with food or milk.
Keep using this medicine for the full treatment time, even if you feel better after the first few doses.
- Your infection may not clear up if you stop using the medicine too soon.
Measure the oral liquid medicine with a marked measuring spoon, oral syringe, or medicine cup.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Joint pain
Tingling, pain, or weakness in hands or feet
Unexplained sore throat or fever
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to tinidazole or to a similar medicine such as metronidazole (Flagyl®), or during the first trimester (3 months) of pregnancy.
Missed Dose
- This medicine needs to be given on a fixed schedule.
- If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, call your doctor or pharmacist for instructions.
Drug Interactions
- Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding, if you have liver or kidney disease, a nerve disease (such as epilepsy), or a blood disorder.
Using this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby.
- Use an effective form of birth control to keep from getting pregnant.
- If you think you have become pregnant while using the medicine, tell your doctor right away.
If you are using this medicine for a genital infection, make sure that your sexual partner also gets treated, even if he or she has no symptoms.
Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
- This medicine may affect the results of certain medical tests.
If your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse, call your doctor.
This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy.
- Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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