What is Levither Tablet used for?
Levither Tablet is used for the treatment of malaria in both children and adults. Levither tablet contains two medicines both of which belong to a group of medicines called antimalarials. However, levither is not used to prevent malaria or to treat severe/complicated malaria (when the brain, lungs, or kidneys are affected). Levither is available on Drugstore Nigeria, an online pharmacy store in Lagos.
What is the Composition of Levither Tablet?
Levither contains Artemether (80mg) + Lumefantrine (480mg) as active ingredients.
How does Levither Tablet work?
Levither 80 mg/480 mg Tablet is a combination of Artemether and Lumefantrine which are two antiparasitic medicines used in the treatment of malaria. Levither works by increasing the levels of haeme in the blood, a substance toxic to the malarial parasite. This kills the parasite and stops the infection from spreading in the body.
Levither Tablet Dosage
Take levither Tablet as advised by your physician.
How to use Levither Tablet
• Take levither tablet in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor.
• Swallow the tablet as a whole with enough water.
• Do not chew, crush or break levither tablet
• Take Levither Tablet with food.
How quickly does Levither Tablet work?
Levither tablet starts to work a few hours after dosing but it takes about three days to see the full effect.
What are the side effects of Levither Tablet?
Common side effects of Levither Tablet include; Headache, Loss of appetite, Dizziness, Weakness, Joint pain and muscle pain.
Is Levither Tablet safe for use in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding?
Levither Tablet is safe to use while breastfeeding if used as prescribed by your physician. Consult with your physician before using if you are pregnant.
Levither Tablet Precautions
• Ensure you finish the prescribed dose, even if you start to feel better. Stopping levither tablets early may make the infection come back and harder to treat.
• Levither Tablet should be taken with food or drinks rich in fat such as milk.
• Levither tablet may cause fatigue and dizziness. Do not operate drive a car or operate machinery.
• If you vomit within 1 hour of taking the levither tablets, take another dose.
• Inform your doctor if you have kidney, liver or heart disease before taking levither tablet.
Where to buy levither tablet
Levither tablet is available for purchase in Drugstore.ng, Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy store.
