TAPAZOLE  

Tapazole Information

Tapazole (also known as Methimazole) is an anti – thyroid agent, which inhibits the hormone production of the patient’s thyroid gland. An intake of this medical product may provide patients who present thyroid dysfunctions various benefits.

Tapazole Indications

Tapazole is usually recommended in people who have an overactive thyroid gland as the main treatment option for their condition. It is also use before surgery in order to prepare the overactive gland. This medicine can also be used to treat other medical conditions; for further information patients should contact their personal healthcare provider.

Tapazole Warnings

Patients should inform their doctor or pharmacist if they have any medical conditions, especially the following: if they are allergic to any drugs, substances and / or food, if they are pregnant or preparing to get pregnant, if they have exfoliative dermatitis, liver disease and bone marrow depression.

Intake of Tapazole may lead to a medical condition called agranulocytosis, which has the following side effects: fever or sore throat. Other medical conditions which can appear during treatment with Tapazole are leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and aplastic anemia.

This drug may lead to fetal harm if it is used during pregnancy, as it is able to cross the placental membranes. In such cases, the baby can be born with goiter and cretinism. Other congenital defects which can develop during the treatment with Tapazole in pregnant women include: aplasia cutis, esophageal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, choanal atresia, hypoplastic nipples.

Tapazole Intake Guidelines

Patients should ask their doctor to tell them exactly how to take Tapazole, in order to obtain the best results during the treatment. This medicine should be taken by mouth with or without food. Patients who develop an upset stomach should take this medicine with food, in order to prevent experiencing pain.

Patients should not stop the treatment with this drug without their doctor’s approval. They should also not take more or less than their prescribed dose, or use this medication for longer or shorter periods of time.  Intake of Tapazole can cause drowsiness, blurred vision and dizziness, which can get worse if the medicine is taken with alcohol.

Patients are recommended to avoid performing activities which require physical and mental awareness such as driving or other dangerous activities while they are regularly using this product. You personal physician will ask your to undergo regular exams of the thyroid and complete blood cell counts in order to keep under control the treatment and to avoid the possible side effects.

Tapazole Dosage

The doctor or personal healthcare provider will prescribe the patients the proper dose of Tapazole necessary to treat the medical condition they are suffering from. Patients should be attentive to the doctor’s instructions and under no circumstances should they deviate from them.

The normal dose of Tapazole for an adult who is suffering from mild hyperthyroidism is of 15 mg per day, for an adult who is suffering from moderate hypothyroidism the prescribed dose is of 30 to 40 mg per day, and in the severe cases of hypothyroidism the recommended dose is of 60 mg per day.

Tapazole Overdose

Patients who suspect that they have taken an overdose of Tapazole should immediately announce their doctor and the local poison control center. The symptoms of a Tapazole overdose include: chest pain, fever, headaches, irritability, joint pain, stomach discomfort and vomiting.

Aplastic anemia and agranulocytosis can manifest quickly after taking an overdose (however, in some cases, these symptoms appear in a few days). Other rare medical conditions which can develop after taking an overdose of this medicine include: hepatitis, nephrotic syndrome, exfoliative dermatitis, and neuropathies.

Your personal healthcare provider can recommend you to remain in hospital for further treatment and also for your bone marrow’s functions to be monitored. The patients are usually given doses of charcoal which are helpful in eliminating the drug from the organism.

Tapazole Missed Dose

It is very important for the patients to remember to take their Tapazole dose exactly as the doctor prescribed them. In the cases in which individuals forget to take their dose they should take it as soon as they recall. If it is time for the next dose of Tapazole, patients should forget about the missed one, take the following dose and continue with their normal schedule. Patients are not recommended to take a double dose, unless their doctor tells them to do so.

Tapazole Side Effects

It is a well known fact that almost all the medicines can cause side effects, but there are many people who have minor or no side effects. The most common side effects that the patients who are under treatment with Tapazole may experience include: upset stomach, nausea, headaches, loss of taste sensation, dizziness, drowsiness, itching, and enlargement of the salivary and lymph glands.

Patients should immediately announce their doctor if they are experiencing severe side effects which include: severe allergic reaction (rash, itching and hives, breathing problems, swelling of the mouth, lips, tongue and face), anemia and fever, liver problems, vomiting and unusual bleeding.

In very rare cases patients can experience major adverse reactions which include the inhibition of myelopoieses, aplastic anemia, drug fever, insulin autoimmune syndrome (which ca lead to hypoglycemic coma), hepatitis and nephritis.

Tapazole Drug Reactions

Patients should inform their doctor about all the prescription and over the counter medicines that they are taking, because some medicines can interact with this drug. Patients should especially inform their doctor if they are under treatment with one or more of the following drugs: anticoagulants (such as Warfarin), digitals glycosides (such as Digoxin), beta – blockers (such as Propranolol), and Theophylline because the side effects of these medicines can be more accentuated by Tapazole.

Patients should also inform their doctor if they are under treatment with corticosteroids (such as Hydrocortisone) and digital glycosides because the effectiveness of these drugs may be decreased if they are taken with Tapazole.

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