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====Post Marketing Adverse Event Reports==== | ====Post Marketing Adverse Event Reports==== | ||
Additional adverse events reported from worldwide post marketing experience and from publications with praziquantel include: [[abdominal pain]], allergic reaction (generalized [[hypersensitivity]]) including polyserositis, [[anorexia]], [[arrhythmia]] (including [[bradycardia]], ectopic rhythms, [[ventricular fibrillation]], AV blocks), [[asthenia]], bloody diarrhea, [[convulsion]], [[eosinophilia]], [[myalgia]], [[pruritis]], [[somnolence]], [[vertigo]] and [[vomiting]].<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = BILTRICIDE (PRAZIQUANTEL) TABLET, FILM COATED [BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=34ce1cdd-648e-4f1e-8512-bf3d4cc22eb9 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | Additional adverse events reported from worldwide post marketing experience and from publications with praziquantel include: [[abdominal pain]], allergic reaction (generalized [[hypersensitivity]]) including polyserositis, [[anorexia]], [[arrhythmia]] (including [[bradycardia]], ectopic rhythms, [[ventricular fibrillation]], AV blocks), [[asthenia]], bloody [[diarrhea]], [[convulsion]], [[eosinophilia]], [[myalgia]], [[pruritis]], [[somnolence]], [[vertigo]] and [[vomiting]].<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = BILTRICIDE (PRAZIQUANTEL) TABLET, FILM COATED [BAYER HEALTHCARE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=34ce1cdd-648e-4f1e-8512-bf3d4cc22eb9 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 12 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Adverse Reactions
In general BILTRICIDE is very well tolerated. Side effects are usually mild and transient and do not require treatment. The following side effects were observed generally in order of severity: malaise, headache, dizziness, abdominal discomfort with or without nausea, rise in temperature and, rarely, urticaria. Such symptoms can, however, also result from the infection itself. Such side effects may be more frequent and/or serious in patients with a heavy worm burden.
Post Marketing Adverse Event Reports
Additional adverse events reported from worldwide post marketing experience and from publications with praziquantel include: abdominal pain, allergic reaction (generalized hypersensitivity) including polyserositis, anorexia, arrhythmia (including bradycardia, ectopic rhythms, ventricular fibrillation, AV blocks), asthenia, bloody diarrhea, convulsion, eosinophilia, myalgia, pruritis, somnolence, vertigo and vomiting.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.