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Bitaquine 40mg Injection Substitute

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Verified Ingredients and Effects

Composition:

CHLOROQUINE-40MG

Uses:

Malaria and Extraintestinal Amebiasis.

Medicinal Benefits:

Bitaquine 40mg Injection contains Chloroquine. It works by increasing the concentration of a toxic compound in the parasite that leads to its death. It is effective against parasitic species, including Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, and susceptible strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Bitaquine 40mg Injection is useful in extending the interval between treatment and relapse in patients with malaria or vivax malaria. It is also amoebicidal in action and destroys the parasitic amoebas causing amoebiasis. Chloroquine also has off-label uses in treating autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Bitaquine 40mg Injection treats malaria by increasing the concentration of a toxic compound in the parasite that leads to its death.

Bitaquine 40mg Injection may cause irreversible retinal damage with long-term therapy. Retinopathy (disease related to the retina) is also reported with Chloroquine usage. You may not be advised Bitaquine 40mg Injection by your doctor if you have vision changes or retina damage. If the doctor has prescribed you this medicine knowing your medical history, you may be further advised to take ophthalmological examinations, including visual acuity, expert slit-lamp, funduscopic, and visual field tests. If there are any changes in these examinations, you may be asked to discontinue the treatment.

Inform your doctor in advance if you have any liver or kidney problems, heart diseases, diabetes, G-6-PD (glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency (a genetic enzyme deficiency), electrolyte imbalance, psoriasis, alcoholism, porphyria (a blood disorder), hearing problems, vision-related issues, fits, and damaged retina or vision problems before starting Bitaquine 40mg Injection. Also, let your doctor know if you have recently undergone treatment with other anti-malarial drugs.

It is advised not to use Bitaquine 40mg Injection for the long term since it may produce retinal toxicity leading to blindness.