Lotion LICNIL 60 gm information and price in Bangladesh

Information: Lotion LICNIL 60 gm

Therapeutic action – Anthelminthic, scabicide Indications – Onchocerciasis – Scabies Presentation – 3 mg and 6 mg tablets Dosage and duration – Onchocerciasis Child over 15 kg and adult: 150 µg/kg as a single dose. A 2nd dose should be administered after 3 months if clinical signs persist. Repeat the treatment every 6 or 12 months to maintain the parasite load below the threshold at which clinical signs appear. height Weight 0 to < 90 cm < 15 kg 90 to < 120 cm 15 to < 25 kg 120 to < 140 cm 25 to < 45 kg 140 to < 160 cm 45 to < 65 kg ≥ 160 cm ≥ 65 kg 3 mg tablet Do not administer 1 tab 2 tab 3 tab 4 tab 6 mg tablet ½ tab 1 tab 1½ tab 2 tab – Ordinary scabies Child over 15 kg and adult: 200 µg/kg as a single dose. A single dose may be sufficient; a 2nd dose one week later reduces the risk of treatment failure. – Crusted scabies Child over 15 kg and adult: 2 doses of 200 µg/kg one week apart, in combination with a topical keratolytic and topical scabicide; additional doses may be necessary. Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions – May cause: • increased itching; • moderate reactions in patients with onchocerciasis: ocular irritation, headache, arthralgia, myalgia, lymphadenopathy, fever, oedema; • severe reactions in patients co-infected with Loa loa: marked functional impairment if Loa loa microfilaraemia > 8,000 mf/ml; encephalopathy if Loa loa microfilaraemia > 30,000 mf/ml. – Administer with caution in regions where loiasis is endemic: • For symptomatic onchocerciasis: Evaluate the severity of Loa loa microfilaraemia and manage accordingly: either treat as an out-patient under supervision, or hospitalise, or choose an alternative treatment (doxycycline). If it is not possible to perform a thick film examination: ivermectin may be administered if the patient has no history of loiasis (migration of an adult worm under the conjunctiva or transient « Calabar » swellings), nor history of severe adverse reactions following a previous treatment with ivermectin. In other cases, it is wiser either to treat under supervision, or to choose an alternative treatment (doxycycline), or decide not to treat, according to the severity of the onchocerciasis and the previous history. • For ordinary scabies: review the patient’s history and if in doubt, topical scabicidal treatment is preferred. – Pregnancy: avoid (safety is not established) – Breast-feeding: no contra-indication Remarks – Take tablets on an empty stomach. – Ivermectin is also used for the treatment of strongyloidiasis (200 µg/kg as a single dose) and cutaneous larva migrans (200 µg/kg daily for 1 to 2 days). – Storage: below 25°C – https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a607069.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin

Caution: Lotion LICNIL 60 gm

Before taking Lotion LICNIL 60 gm, inform your doctor if you or your child have liver or kidney problems or any allergies. It should be used with caution in patients with liver problems due to alcohol to prevent the risk of liver damage.

Lotion LICNIL 60 gm should be used with caution in pregnant women only if clearly advised by the doctor and can be used in breastfeeding women.

Lotion LICNIL 60 gm is not recommended for use in children less than 10 years of age and should be used with caution in elderly patients.

Consult your doctor if you experience any side effects or unusual effects during treatment with Lotion LICNIL 60 gm.

Safety: Lotion LICNIL 60 gm

It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Lotion LICNIL 60 gm