Colfozine 50mg
Information About Colfozine 50mg
About Colfozine 50mg
Medicine Brand Colfozine 50Mg is manufactured by Astra Zeneca Pharma India Limited and mainly contents the generic drug Clofazimine.
Pakaging
10
Active Ingredients For Colfozine 50mg
Clofazimine 50 mg
Diseases List For Which Colfozine 50mg Is Prescribed
This Drug Is Prescribed For Used in combination with rifampicin and dapsone as multidrug therapy in leprosy In combination it has also been employed in the management of Mycobacterium avium infection in AIDS patients and mycobacterium avium paratubercular infection in Crohns disease patients It has also been effective in controlling lepra reaction and erythema nodosum leprosum
Other Significations For Colfozine 50mg
This Medication Clofazimine is a weakly bactericidal dye that has some activity against M leprae Its precise is unknown but may involve mycobacterial DNA binding Its oral absorption is quite variable with 9 to 70 of the drug eliminated in the feces Clofazimine achieves significant concentrations in tissues including the phagocytic cells it has a plasma halflife of 70 days It is primarily excreted in bile with less than 1 excretion in urine
Precautions To Be Taken Before Colfozine 50mg
Clofazimine is known to interact with other drugs like DapsoneRifampicin
Major Conditions And Care
Pregnancy And Colfozine 50mg
Can We Take Colfozine 50mg During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy Class : D There is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience or studies in humans but potential benefits may warrant use of the drug in pregnant women despite potential risks
Lactation And Colfozine 50mg
Can We Use Colfozine 50mg During Lactation
Lactation Class L5 Studies in breastfeeding mothers have demonstrated that there is significant and documented risk to the infant based on human experience or it is a medication that has a high risk of causing significant damage to an infant The risk of using the drug in breastfeeding women clearly outweighs any possible benefit from breastfeeding The drug is contraindicated in women who are breastfeeding an infant
Side Effects Of Colfozine 50mg
Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity