Medicine Overview of Griseofulvin FP 500mg Tablet
Griseofulvin FP is an antifungal medication. It is used to treat fungal infections of the skin, nails, scalp, or hair. This medicine is usually used when other medicines failed to clear up the infection or are not appropriate. It kills the fungus and prevents it from growing on your skin.
Griseofulvin FP should be taken with food. This will help your body to absorb the medicine. Take it regularly and at the same time each day. Follow the doctor’s instructions carefully to get the most benefit. You should not stop taking this medicine without consulting your doctor.
Some common side effects of this medicine include headache, skin rash, nausea, and diarrhea. If they do not go away or worsen, you should contact your doctor. Some people may also experience dizziness, you should not drive or operate heavy machines if this happens.
Before using Griseofulvin FP, you should tell your doctor if you have any problems with your heart or liver. It may also affect, or be affected by, some other medicines you are taking. So let your doctor know about all the other medicines you are taking to make sure you are safe. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should not use this medicine as it can cause harm to the baby. You should also avoid drinking alcohol while you are taking this medicine.
- Fungal infections
- Headache
- Skin rash
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
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Griseofulvin FP is used to treat fungal infections of the skin, nails, scalp or hair, when other medicines have failed to clear up the infection or are not appropriate.
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Take it with food to help your body absorb the medicine.
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Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping it early may make the infection to come back and harder to treat.
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Use caution while driving or doing anything that requires concentration as Griseofulvin FP may cause dizziness.
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Avoid consuming alcohol when taking Griseofulvin FP as it may cause excessive drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, and headaches.
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It can make you more sensitive to sunlight. Wear sunscreen and protective clothing when outdoors.
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It can make birth control pills less effective. Use an additional method of contraception while taking Griseofulvin FP.
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Do not take Griseofulvin FP if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Oral
Dermatophytosis
Adult: 0.5-1 g daily in single or divided doses.
Treatment duration: 2-8 wk (hair and skin infections); up to 6 mth (fingernail infections); >12 mth (toenail infections).
Oral
Dermatophytosis
Child: PO 20–25 mg/kg q24h
Lactation; may impair ability to drive or operate machinery; avoid exposure to intense sunlight or artificial light. Regular monitoring of the renal, hepatic and blood tests should be done.
Lactation: Excretion in milk unknown; avoid use because of potential tumorigenicity
Oral thrush; GI distress, taste perversion; dizziness, confusion, headache, depression, insomnia, fatigue; peripheral neuritis, photosensitivity; skin rashes, urticaria, erythema multiforme; leucopenia, proteinuria.
Potentially Fatal: Hepatotoxicity; angioedema.
Antagonises oral anticoagulants and oral contraceptives. Decreased GI absorption with phenobarbital. Reduced plasma concentrations with enzyme inducers e.g. phenylbutazone and hypnotics.
Potentially Fatal: Enhances effects of alcohol and causes disulfiram-like reaction.
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