ZY-Q 200 Tablet (Hydroxychloroquine)

Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s comes into the category of ‘Antimalarials’ mainly used to treat or prevent malaria. Malaria is a life-threatening disease that is spread by the bite of an infected ‘Anopheles mosquito’. When an infected mosquito bites a healthy person, then it transmits the ‘Plasmodium parasite’ into the bloodstream, which after several days starts affecting the red blood cells & liver cells, rupturing them in the process. Usually, an infected person starts noticing the symptoms of malaria within 10 days to 4 weeks after the infection that include shaking chills, high fever, profuse sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, anaemia, muscle pain, convulsions, coma, and bloody stools.

Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s contains Hydroxychloroquine as its active constituent that comes under the therapeutic class of ‘quinolone medicines’. It works by killing the parasite and stops the formation of the nontoxic heme metabolite hemozoin by the parasite. In this way, the parasite gets died from its toxic by-products released during its metabolism of haemoglobin.

Take Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s exactly in the same manner as suggested by the doctor, at fixed intervals every day for best results. . Take it after a meal or a glass of milk to avoid stomach upset or as suggested by the doctor. The dosing strength of Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s may vary from person to person depending upon the medical condition and the severity of the infection. A person taking Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s may experience some unpleasant effects of Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s that include vomiting, nausea, hair loss & itchy skin. However, not every person notices these side effects, and even some side effects do not require medical attention. In case of side effects get worsen or do not go within a couple of days, it is best to consult with the doctor.

Before taking Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s, please inform your doctor if you have any allergy (against any chloroquine salt), or have medical disorders like vision changes or damage to your retina caused by an anti-malaria medication, heart disease, heart rhythm disorder, diabetes, a stomach disorder, liver or kidney disease, psoriasis, alcoholism, porphyria (a genetic enzyme disorder that causes symptoms affecting the skin or nervous system), a genetic enzyme deficiency called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Consult with your doctor if you are a pregnant lady as it is not known that if this medicine affects an unborn baby or not. Even in pregnancy, if proper treatment is not provided at the right time, it may even increase the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, and low birth weight. A breastfeeding woman should not take Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s as this medicine can pass in breast milk, so it is better to talk to your doctor.

Malaria

Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s falls into a group of medicines known as antimalarials, that are indicated for treating or preventing malaria. Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s contains Hydroxychloroquine, which is quinoline medicine, works by preventing the formation of the nontoxic heme metabolite hemozoin by the parasite. Due to this, the parasite dies from its own toxic by-products released due to the metabolism of haemoglobin. Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s is also indicated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and discoid or systemic lupus erythematosus. Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s is not effective against all strains of malaria.

Dosage

ZY-Q 200 Tablet
ZY-Q 400 Tablet

Take Zy-Q 200mg Tablet 30’s in the same manner as recommended by the doctor. Take this medicine with a meal or with one glass of milk to avoid the risk of stomach upset. Do not chew or crush it.

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight

Like all medications, Zy-Q 200 Tablet 30’s may cause some unpleasant side effects that include changes in the colour of your eye, blurring, sensitivity to light, skin rashes, itching, Stomach pain, feeling sick, being sick, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, headache, mood changes. Most of the side effects of chloroquine do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, if the side effects are persistent, reach out to your doctor.