Piperazine Citrate Syrup

As an anthelmintic, Piperazine Citrate Syrup helps in treating worm infections. This medication works to paralyze parasites that may invade the host body and cause diseases. It therefore helps to remove the parasites and thus inhibit the spread of disease in the body. The syrup treats ascariasis, enterobiasis, also called common pinworms. The drug immobilizes the parasitic worms first, which are later passed out of the body through stool. This drug can only be obtained with a proper prescription by your doctor and is not available over the counter.Piperazine Citrate Syrup is also available in the form a tablet.

Discuss with your doctor about your medical history especially if you have been a patient of some serious kidney or liver diseases. You must also take precautionary measures if you have suffered from Epilepsy seizures, as Piperazine Citrate Syrup may make your condition even worse.

You must abstain from smoking, alcohol, tobacco and certain allergic food items as advised by your doctor. Children may be essentially sensitive towards this syrup therefore proper medical advice must be taken before administering the dosage to them.

The side effects of this medicine include abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, tremors and malaise.

• Ascariasis

• Allergy

• Nausea

• Headache

• Vomiting

• Dizziness

• Abnormal Liver Function Tests

• Fever

• Abdominal Pain

• Hair Loss

• Vertigo

• Is It safe with alcohol?

  Consult your doctor before consuming alcohol.

• Are there any pregnancy warnings?

  Pregnant women must consult doctor before using this syrup.

• Are there any breast-feeding warnings?

  Breastfeeding women are advised to consult doctor before using this syrup.

• Are there any missed dose instructions?

  Missed dose should be taken as soon as possible. It is recommended to skip your missed dose, if it is the time for your next scheduled dose.

• Are there any overdose instructions?

  Consult your doctor in case of overdose.

Piperazine Citrate Syrup belongs to the anthelmintic category of drugs and is used to treat ascariasis, enterobiasis which are caused by pinworms . The drug stuns and immobilizes the parasites, which are then expelled from the body via stool.