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compositionComposition:RIFAXIMIN-100MG
prescriptionPrescription Medicine
Gifaxin 100 mg Suspension 60 ml
Gifaxin 100 mg Suspension 60 ml
Gifaxin 100 mg Suspension 60 ml

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is used to treat infectious traveller's diarrhoea caused by E.coli bacteria, hepatic encephalopathy (decreased brain function due to liver disease) and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D). It contains Rifaximin, which works by working on the bowel and preventing the spread of infections caused by the loss of beneficial gut bacteria. Thus, it helps in relieving abdominal pain and diarrhoea. In some cases, you may experience common side effects such as headaches, peripheral oedema (leg swelling), nausea, dizziness, fatigue, ascites (excess fluid buildup in the abdomen), and increased liver enzymes (ALT). Before taking this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you are allergic to any of its components or if you are pregnant/breastfeeding, and about all the medications you are taking and pre-existing medical conditions.

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Written By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD
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More about the Product

Composition :

RIFAXIMIN-100MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Aristo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd

Consume Type :

Oral

Expires on or after :

Jan-27

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Gifaxin 100mg Suspension

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is used to treat infectious traveller's diarrhoea, hepatic encephalopathy and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D). Traveller’s diarrhoea is an infection in which there is a passage of unformed stools. Hepatic encephalopathy causes loss of brain function when a damaged liver is unable to remove toxins from the blood. Irritable bowel syndrome is a condition which affects the large intestine.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension contains Rifaximin, which works by acting on the bowel and preventing the spread of infections caused by the loss of beneficial gut bacteria. 

Common side effects of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension include headache, leg swelling, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, ascites (excess fluid buildup in the abdomen), and increased liver enzymes (ALT). Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension by mouth with or without food as directed by your doctor. The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment. To help you remember, take it at the same time each day. Do not chew, crush, or break the medicine.

Before starting Gifaxin 100mg Suspension, please inform your doctor if you have any allergies (to any antibiotic) or kidney or liver problems. Do not take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension for more than 3 days unless your doctor prescribes it. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding without talking to your doctor. Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is not recommended for children as efficacy and safety have not been established.

Uses of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is used in the treatment of travelles' diarrhoea, liver encephalopathy, and irritable bowel syndrome due to diarrhoea. The detailed uses of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension are as follows:

  • Diarrhoea in Travellers: Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is frequently used to treat patients' diarrhoea brought on by non-invasive strains of Escherichia coli when they are visiting places with contaminated food or water.
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): By treating intestinal bacterial overgrowth, Gifaxin 100mg Suspension can help reduce IBS symptoms, especially those with diarrhoea as the predominant symptom.
  • Simple Infections: Gifaxin 100mg Suspension works well for treating simple gastrointestinal infections that might not be improving with other antibiotics.
  • Complications Associated with Liver Disease: By reducing the amount of ammonia-producing bacteria in the gut, this medication helps treat hepatic encephalopathy. This condition can develop in people with liver disease.

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Directions for Use

  • Take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension with or without food as advised by your doctor.
  • It is advised to take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension three times daily; however, follow your doctor’s recommendation regarding the dosage and duration.
  • Swallow Gifaxin 100mg Suspension as a whole with a glass of water.
  • Do not crush, chew, or break it.

Key Benefits

  • Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is used to treat traveller’s diarrhoea caused by noninvasive strains of E.coli.
  • Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and ammonia-producing bacteria.
  • This medicine is a gastrointestinal-selective antibiotic with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity.
  • Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is bactericidal in nature and works by killing the bacteria that cause infections. Thus, it helps in treating and preventing the spread of infections.
  • Thus, Gifaxin 100mg Suspension helps in relieving abdominal pain and diarrhoea.
  • Gifaxin 100mg Suspension should not be used in patients with diarrhoea complicated by fever or blood in the stool and diarrhoea due to pathogens other than Escherichia coli (E.coli).

How Gifaxin 100mg Suspension Works

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension contains Rifaximin, which works by working on the bowel and preventing the spread of infections caused by the loss of beneficial gut bacteria. Thus, Gifaxin 100mg Suspension helps in relieving abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Gifaxin 100mg Suspension should not be used in patients with diarrhoea complicated by fever or blood in the stool and diarrhoea due to pathogens other than Escherichia coli (E.coli).

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
Side effects of Gifaxin 100 mg Suspension 60 ml
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
  • Rest well; get enough sleep.
  • Wear comfortable layers of clothes and get to a warm place.
  • Drink warm fluids like coffee, tea or hot chocolate.
  • Warm up using a blanket or heating pad.
Here's a comprehensive approach to managing medication-triggered fever:
  • Inform your doctor immediately if you experience a fever after starting a new medication.
  • Your doctor may adjust your medication regimen or dosage as needed to minimize fever symptoms.
  • Monitor your body temperature to monitor fever progression.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water or electrolyte-rich beverages, to help your body regulate temperature.
  • Get plenty of rest and engage in relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, to help manage fever symptoms.
  • Under the guidance of your doctor, consider taking medication, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to help reduce fever.
  • If your fever is extremely high (over 103°F), or if you experience severe symptoms such as confusion, seizures, or difficulty breathing, seek immediate medical attention.
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
Here are the 7 steps to manage Dizziness caused by medication:
  • Inform your doctor about dizziness symptoms. They may adjust your medication regimen or prescribe additional medications to manage symptoms.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions for taking medication, and take it at the same time every day to minimize dizziness.
  • When standing up, do so slowly and carefully to avoid sudden dizziness.
  • Avoid making sudden movements, such as turning or bending quickly, which can exacerbate dizziness.
  • Drink plenty of water throughout the day to stay hydrated and help alleviate dizziness symptoms.
  • If you're feeling dizzy, sit or lie down and rest until the dizziness passes.
  • Track when dizziness occurs and any factors that may trigger it, and share this information with your doctor to help manage symptoms.
To prevent, manage, and treat Constipation caused by medication usage, follow these steps:
  • Preventing Vomiting (Before it Happens)
  • Take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. This can help minimize side effects, including vomiting.
  • Having a small meal before taking your medication can help reduce nausea and vomiting.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication along with your prescribed medication.
  • Managing Vomiting (If it Happens)
  • Try taking ginger in the form of tea, ale, or candy to help alleviate nausea and vomiting.
  • What to Do if Vomiting Persists
  • Consult your doctor if vomiting continues or worsens, consult the doctor for guidance on adjusting your medication or additional treatment.

What if I have taken an overdose of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension

Do not take more than the prescribed dose of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension as it may cause overdose. If you suspect you have taken overdose, please consult a doctor immediately.

Drug Warnings

  • Do not take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension if you are allergic to any of its contents, if you have a fever, blood in stools, passed 8 or more unformed stools in the last 24 hours, constipation, vomiting, and abdominal pain caused by blockage of the bowel.
  • Talk to your doctor if your condition does not improve, symptoms continue or re-appear even after taking Gifaxin 100mg Suspension for 3 days.
  • Do not take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension for more than 3 days unless prescribed; if there is no symptomatic improvement, consult your doctor.
  • Avoid taking Gifaxin 100mg Suspension if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; talk to your doctor; he/she may prescribe you with alternate medicine.
  • Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is not recommended for children below 12 years of age as the efficacy and safety have not been established.
  • Patients with liver complications should avoid taking Gifaxin 100mg Suspension or consult a doctor before using Gifaxin 100mg Suspension.
  • Monitor bleeding time parameters like INR and prothrombin time while using Gifaxin 100mg Suspension.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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RifaximinCholera, live attenuated
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Drug-Drug Interactions

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RifaximinCholera, live attenuated
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How does the drug interact with Gifaxin 100 mg Suspension 60 ml:
Coadministration of cholera vaccine with Gifaxin 100 mg Suspension 60 ml may reduce the effect of the cholera vaccine.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Rfaximine and Cholera, live attenuated together can result in an interaction, but it can be taken together if prescribed by a doctor. It is recommended to take the cholera vaccine at least 14 days following the last dosage of Gifaxin 100 mg Suspension 60 ml. Do not discontinue any medicine without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Antibiotics can alter the useful bacteria in the stomach, which helps indigestion. Therefore, you are advised to take foods rich in probiotics such as yoghurt/curd, kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, kimchi, miso, kombucha, buttermilk, natto and cheese.
  • Eat fibre-rich food like whole grains, beans, lentils, berries, broccoli, peas and bananas.
  • Avoid foods rich in calcium, such as grapefruit and grapefruit juice, as they might hinder the absorption of antibiotics.
  • Avoid consumption of alcohol to treat your condition effectively.
  • Avoid the usage of tobacco.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

[ANTIBIOTICS]

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Alcohol

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor as it is not known whether alcohol affects the working of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension. However, you are advised to limit or avoid alcohol consumption to prevent unpleasant side-effects.

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Pregnancy

Unsafe

It is not recommended to take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension while you are pregnant. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this, your doctor will decide whether Gifaxin 100mg Suspension can be given to pregnant women or not.

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Breast Feeding

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this, your doctor will decide whether Gifaxin 100mg Suspension can be given to breastfeeding mothers or not.

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Driving

Safe if prescribed

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension does not affect your ability to drive. However, do not drive or operate heavy machinery if you feel dizzy.

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Liver

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this or if you have liver disease before taking Gifaxin 100mg Suspension.

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Kidney

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this or if you have kidney disease before taking Gifaxin 100mg Suspension.

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Children

Unsafe

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is not recommended for children as the efficacy and safety have not been established.

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Heart

Exercise caution while taking Gifaxin 100mg Suspension, if you have any heart problems. Please consult your physician.

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Geriatrics

Safe if prescribed

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is safe for use in elderly patients if recommended by the doctor.

FAQs

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is used to treat infectious traveller's diarrhoea caused by E.coli bacteria, hepatic encephalopathy (decreased brain function due to liver disease) and irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D).

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is bactericidal in nature and works by killing the harmful bacteria that cause infections in the gut or intestine like E coli bacteria. Thereby, helps in treating/preventing the spread of infections and diarrhoea with abdominal pain.

It is recommended to complete the course of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension even if you feel better as it is an antibiotic, and leaving it in between may lead to even severe infection that will, in fact, stop responding to the antibiotic as well (antibiotic resistance).

Do not take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension on your own as self-medication may lead to antibiotic-resistance in which antibiotics fail to act against specific bacterial infections. Take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension only if prescribed by a doctor.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension may affect blood tests and liver function tests with increased liver enzymes. Inform the person or doctor before performing the tests that you are taking Gifaxin 100mg Suspension.

For treating traveller's diarrhoea, Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is generally prescribed for 3 days. For irritable bowel syndrome, Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is prescribed for 14 days. However, it is better to take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension only as prescribed by your doctor.

No, Gifaxin 100mg Suspension may affect the activity and working of warfarin when taken together. So tell your doctor before using Gifaxin 100mg Suspension that you are taking a blood thinner (warfarin). Your doctor might adjust the dose of warfarin to maintain the proper blood-thinning effect and prevent drug interaction.

Do not take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension for more than 3 days unless prescribed; if there is no symptomatic improvement, consult your doctor.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension should not be used in patients with diarrhoea complicated by fever or blood in the stool and diarrhoea due to pathogens other than Escherichia coli (E. coli).

Take Gifaxin 100mg Suspension exactly as prescribed by the doctor. Take it at the same time daily as it will help you to remember taking the medication.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension contains Rifaximin used to treat infectious traveller’s diarrhoea, hepatic encephalopathy (decrease in brain function due to liver disease) and irritable bowel syndrome.

Side effects of Gifaxin 100mg Suspension include headache, peripheral oedema (leg swelling), nausea, dizziness, fatigue, ascites (excess fluid build-up in the abdomen), increased liver enzymes (ALT), and nausea. Talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension is an antimycobacterial which works by killing the bacteria that cause infection.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension can be taken with or without food.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension decreases the symptoms in case of liver disease by killing harmful bacteria in the gut. Thereby it helps lower the possibility of toxins.

Gifaxin 100mg Suspension may not cause weight gain. Maintain proper weight by eating healthy and doing exercise. Consult the doctor if you notice changes in your weight.

Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Mercantile Chamber, 3rd Floor, 12, J.N. Heredia Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai – 400 001, India.
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