Norflox TZ Tablet (10 Tab)

Medicine Information

About Norflox TZ Tablet:

Norflox TZ Tablet is a combination medication, indicated to treat diarrhea and dysentery of amoebic, bacterial, or mixed origins.

Each film-coated Norflox TZ Tablet contains Norfloxacin 400 mg, Tinidazole 600 mg, and Lactic Acid Bacillus 120 x 106 spores.

Norfloxacin belongs to a class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. It prevents bacterial infections by inhibiting the enzymes topoisomerase II (DNA gyrase) and topoisomerase IV which are required for bacterial replication.

Tinidazole belongs to a class of antiprotozoal as well as antibacterial medicines. It prevents bacterial and protozoal infections by damaging their DNA.

Lactic Acid Bacillus is a probiotic. It maintains the balance of friendly bacteria in the digestive tract.

Use of Norflox TZ Tablet:

Norflox TZ Tablet is prescribed for the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery of amoebic, bacterial, or mixed origins.

Usage Direction of Norflox TZ Tablet:

• Norflox TZ Tablet is intended for oral use only, in a dose and direction as prescribed by the physician.
• Norflox TZ Tablet is taken whole with the help of water.
• Do not crush, chew or break the tablet.
• Do not skip or stop the medicine without the physician’s advice.
• Do not consume more than the prescribed quantity.

Precaution & Related information of Norflox TZ Tablet:

• Consult with the physician, that norfloxacin can cause hypersensitivity reactions, even following a single dose, and to discontinue the drug at the first sign of a skin rash, hives or other skin reactions, a rapid heartbeat, difficulty in swallowing or breathing, any swelling suggesting angio-oedema (e.g. swelling of the lips, tongue, face, tightness of the throat, hoarseness), or other symptoms of an allergic reaction.
• Consult with a physician if patients are suffering from disabling and potentially irreversible serious adverse reactions, including tendinitis and tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy, convulsions, increased intracranial pressure, and toxic psychoses.
• Consult with a physician if the patient may cause worsening of myasthenia gravis symptoms including muscle weakness and breathing problems.
• Inform the physician if the patient experiences any signs or symptoms of liver injury, including loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fever, weakness, tiredness, right upper quadrant tenderness, itching, yellowing of the skin and eyes, light-coloured bowel movements or dark-coloured urine.  
• Consult with the physician if diarrhoea occurs during antibiotic treatment.
• Patients should minimise or avoid exposure to natural or artificial sunlight while taking quinolones.
• If found any other complications, inform the physician immediately.
• The physician should be aware of the concomitant use of Norflox TZ Tablet with any other medication.
• Norflox TZ Tablet should be avoided in pregnancy and lactation.
• Keep out of reach of children.

Storage condition of Norflox TZ Tablet:

Store in a cool and dry place. Protect from moisture.