Composition
Pyrimethamine (25Mg), Sulphadoxine (500Mg)
Used for
Pyrimethamine is used in the treatment of malaria. Sulphadoxine is used in the treatment of malaria and bacterial infections.
Side effects
Abnormal bruising, Abnormal skin pigmentation, Anemia, Change in blood test results, Dizziness, Headache, Vomiting, Weakness, Diarrhoea, Nausea.
How to use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it.
How it works
Pyrimethamine is a weak base that reaches high concentration within the malarial parasite and causes accumulation of toxic heme pigment, which kills it. Sulphadoxine is an antibiotic. It stops bacteria from producing folic acid, a vitamin required for bacterial replication.
