Hepakind Syrup

Manufacturer:

Mankind Pharma Ltd

Composition:

Ursodeoxycholic Acid

Prescription:

Not Required

What are the interactions for Hepakind Syrup?

At whatever point you take in excess of one medicine, or mix it with specific foods or beverages, you're in danger of a drug interaction. 

Interaction with Disease 

Malady 

Data not accessible. 

Interaction with Alcohol 

Liquor 

Interaction with liquor is obscure. It is prudent to counsel your specialist before utilization. 

Interaction with Lab Test 

Lab 

Data not accessible. 

Interaction with Food 

Sustenance 

Data not accessible. 

Interaction with Medicine 

Aluminum hydroxide Moderate 

Report the utilization of both of the medicine to the specialist. The time hole between the utilization of these medicines ought to be somewhere around 2 hours. This applies to different medicines containing aluminum salts and other stomach settling agent medicines too. 

Cholestyramine Moderate 

Report the utilization of any medicine that is taken to bring down the blood cholesterol level to the specialist. The time hole between the utilization of these medicines ought to be somewhere around 2 hours. 

Estrogens Moderate 

Report the utilization of oral contraceptives or some other arrangements containing female sex hormones to the specialist. You may require a portion alteration and more continuous checking while at the same time taking them together.

Where is the Hepakind Syrup approved?

India

United States

Japan

What are the dosage instructions?

Missed Dose instructions

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next scheduled dose then the missed dose can be skipped.

Overdose instructions

Contact your doctor immediately if an overdose with this medicine is suspected. Diarrhea is one of the most prominent symptoms of an overdose.

What are the substitutes for Hepakind Syrup?

Below is the list of medicines, which have the same composition, strength and form as Hepakind Syrup, and hence can be used as its substitute.

Key highlights of Hepakind Syrup

How long is the duration of effect?

The time for which this medicine remains effective in the body is subject to vary depending on the use.

What is the onset of action?

The time taken for this medicine to show it's effect is variable depending on the intended use. The dissolving of gallstone starts to happen after 3-6 months of the administration.

Are there any pregnancy warnings?

This medicine should be used by pregnant women only when clearly needed. Consult your doctor before taking this medicine.

Is it habit forming?

No habit forming tendencies were reported.

Are there any breast-feeding warnings?

This medicine should be used with caution if you are breastfeeding. Consult your doctor before taking this medicine.

What are the side effects of Hepakind Syrup?

In addition to its intended effect, Hepakind Syrup may cause some unwanted effects too. In such cases, you must seek medical attention immediately. This is not an exhaustive list of side effects. Please inform your doctor if you experience any adverse reaction to the medication.

Diarrhea Moderate Common

Indigestion Minor Common

Headache Minor Common

Nausea or Vomiting Moderate Common

Back pain Major Less Common

Bloody and cloudy urine Major Common

Black or tarry stools Moderate Less Common

Unusual bleeding or bruising Moderate Rare

Frequent and/or painful urination Major Less Common

Fever and cough Major Rare

Hair loss Minor Rare

Swelling of eyelids, face, lips, tongue Major Rare

What are the contraindications of Hepakind Syrup?

Allergy

This medicine is not recommended for use if you have a known history of allergy to bile acids or any other components present along with it.

Biliary tract disorder

This medicine is not recommended for use in patients having a swelling, obstruction, deformation, or fistula of the bile tract.

Gallbladder disorder

This medicine is not recommended for use in patients having a non-functional gall bladder or conditions like swelling or impaired contractility of the gall bladder.

Presence of calcified gallstone

This medicine is not recommended for use in patients having gallstones formed due to deposit of calcium. These stones are detectable in an x-ray.

Chronic liver disease

This medicine is not recommended for use in patients having a liver disease that is chronic in nature.

Inflammatory bowel disease

This medicine is not recommended for use in patients having an ongoing inflammatory disease of the bowel.

Patients requiring cholecystectomy

This medicine is not recommended for use in patients needing a surgery to remove to the gall bladder or need a surgery to remove the stones.

When is Hepakind Syrup prescribed?

Dissolution of cholesterol rich gallstones

This medicine is used to break and dissolve stones of the gall bladder which are formed by cholesterol deposit. It is also used to prevent gall stone formation in some patients.

Primary biliary cirrhosis

This medicine is used to treat the symptoms and slow the progression of this disease of the liver and the bile duct.

Cystic fibrosis

This medicine is also sometimes used to treat the lever related symptoms of the disease cystic fibrosis in children aged 6-18 years.

About Hepakind Syrup

Hepakind Syrup is regularly a bile corrosive which is utilized to treat gallstone problems. Gallstones can result in side effects like jaundice, torment, aggravation of the pancreas and irritate bladder as well. The annoy bladder makes stones when bile (for the most part a fluid) solidifies. Calcium stores in the irk bladder can likewise result in stone development. This can cause serious agony. 

While medical procedure is by and large prescribed by specialists to patients who experience the ill effects of a serious issue of bother stones, littler stones can be treated with Hepakind Syrup. Those stones that are framed from cholesterol are for the most part regarded with Hepakind Syrup as the drug can break up them effectively. The drug may likewise be utilized in the treatment of essential biliary cholangitis. 

Before you begin with Hepakind Syrup examine your restorative history with your specialist and educate him of any hypersensitivities or medical issues you experience the ill effects of. Additionally give him a rundown of prescription that you are by and by taking. Tell your specialist on the off chance that you are pregnant or are endeavoring to imagine. Lactating moms ought to likewise talk about the upsides and downsides of taking the drug with their specialist before beginning the course. 

Hepakind Syrup ought to be taken precisely as coordinated by your specialist. Your dose will rely upon the seriousness of your condition. The specialist will for the most part encourage you to take the drug at sleep time day by day. The drug works best when taken straightforwardly after a supper or with a light tidbit. 

Side effects happen when you take any sort of medicine. Also, Hepakind Syrup can cause some basic side effects like looseness of the bowels, skin rashes that can be exceptionally irritated and a feeling of infection. On the off chance that any of these manifestations turned out to be more convoluted it is best that you look for therapeutic guidance. The drug ought to be avoided kids and put away in a place which is cool and in addition dry.

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