Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet may cause excessive drowsiness and calmness with alcohol. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | No information is available on the use of Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet during lactation. Please consult your doctor. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Loss of appetite, Dryness in mouth, Fatigue, Dizziness, Sleepiness, Headache, Allergic reaction. |
| 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. Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet is to be taken with food. |
| Driving | Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet may make you feel dizzy, sleepy, tired, or decrease alertness. If this happens, do not drive. |
| Kidney | Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Not recommended in patients with severe kidney disease. May cause excessive sleepiness in patients with end stage kidney disease. |
| Liver | Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor. |
| Mechanism of action | Esnocof 50 mg/2 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Diethylcarbamazine and Cetirizine which treat filariasis.tDiethylcarbamazine works by decreasing the muscular activity and causing paralysis of these worms while Cetirizine decreases the raised eosinophil count (white blood cells) and controls allergic symptoms like cough and breathlessness. |