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KOXI 800MG TABLET Substitute

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Verified Ingredients and Effects

Composition:

ETHAMBUTOL-800MG

Uses:

Tuberculosis (TB)

Medicinal Benefits:

KOXI 800MG TABLET is used to treat tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body like the brain, spine. It destroys the growth of infection-causing bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and helps in reducing the infection. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is the completion of the entire course of treatment. So not stop using it without speaking and informing your doctor, as doing so may cause the infection to return or worsen. Adhere to your doctor’s instructions carefully to get maximum benefit.

FAQs

No, it would help if you did not take a double dose or extra dose to make up the missed one. Taking an extra dose can cause unpleasant side effects and lead to toxicity.

Yes, KOXI 800MG TABLET treatment can be for more than two months based on your medical condition. After two months, if the investigations show that the bacteria are still active, then its usage may be extended for one more month.

Yes, your body may stop reacting to the antibiotic, and you may become resistant to other anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs. In this case, you should take this KOXI 800MG TABLET with other TB drugs for which you are not drug-resistant.

Yes, this KOXI 800MG TABLET is used as both the first and second line of treatment for tuberculosis. So, if you get tuberculosis for the second time it works by killing the harmful bacteria; however, the dose adjustments are made by your doctor accordingly.

No, you should tell the doctor before taking KOXI 800MG TABLET if you have eye problems (like diabetic retinopathy, optic neuritis, cataracts). Using KOXI 800MG TABLET in the eye conditions might get worsen and can lead to even vision loss.

KOXI 800MG TABLET contains 'Ethambutol' that works by destroying the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, causing lung infection known as Tuberculosis (TB).