Tagon 2mg

Information About Tagon 2mg

About Tagon 2mg

Medicine Brand Tagon 2mg is manufactured by Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd and mainly contents the generic drug Tegaserod.

Pakaging

10 x 1

Active Ingredients For Tagon 2mg

Tegaserod 2mg

Diseases List For Which Tagon 2mg Is Prescribed

This Drug Is Prescribed For gastrointestinal motility and the peristaltic reflex

Other Significations For Tagon 2mg

This Medication The drug functions as a motility stimulant achieving its desired therapeutic effects through activation of the 5HT4 receptors of the enteric nervous system in the gastrointestinal tract It also stimulates gastrointestinal motility and the peristaltic reflex and allegedly reduces abdominal pain

Precautions To Be Taken Before Tagon 2mg

There are no known drug interactions with tegaserod Other drugs that increase intestinal contractions will likely lead to more diarrhea if used together with tegaserodNOTE On March 30 2007 the FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that Novartis had agreed to discontinue marketing tegaserod Zelnorm for the shortterm treatment of women with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and for patients younger than 65 years of age with chronic constipation FDA analysis of safety data pooled from 29 clinical trials involving over 18000 patients showed an excess number of serious cardiovascular adverse events including angina heart attacks and stroke in patients taking tegaserod Zelnorm compared to patients taking placebo

Major Conditions And Care

Pregnancy And Tagon 2mg

Can We Take Tagon 2mg 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 Tagon 2mg

Can We Use Tagon 2mg 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 Tagon 2mg

Nausea stomach upset skin rash acute toxicity