SETHIKA CARE Pharmacy
TINITAB 500mg
Last updated 24/05/2026 at 02:11
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SETHIKA CARE Pharmacy
271 Yothapol Khemarak Phoumin Blvd (271), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Prescription notice
Item may require a valid prescription. Please consult your doctor or pharmacist before using new medication.
Indication
TINITAB contains tinidazole, a nitroimidazole antibiotic and antiprotozoal agent used for treatment of amoebiasis (intestinal and extra-intestinal), giardiasis, trichomoniasis, anaerobic bacterial infections, and Helicobacter pylori eradication (in combination therapy).
Ingredients
- Tinidazole 500 mg
Direction
Adults: For giardiasis/trichomoniasis: 2 g (4 tablets) as a single dose. For amoebiasis: 2 g daily for 3 days. For bacterial infections: 2 g as a loading dose, then 1 g daily or 500 mg twice daily. Take with food.
Side effects
- Nausea and gastrointestinal discomfort.
- Metallic or bitter taste.
- Headache.
- Dark
- coloured urine.
- Dizziness.
- Peripheral neuropathy (with prolonged use).
Precautions
- Avoid alcohol during treatment and for 72 hours after the last dose (disulfiram
- like reaction).
- Contraindicated in the first trimester of pregnancy.
- Use with caution in hepatic impairment.
- May interact with warfarin
- phenytoin
- and fluorouracil.
- Risk of peripheral neuropathy with prolonged high
- dose therapy.
Indication
TINITAB contains tinidazole, a nitroimidazole antibiotic and antiprotozoal agent used for treatment of amoebiasis (intestinal and extra-intestinal), giardiasis, trichomoniasis, anaerobic bacterial infections, and Helicobacter pylori eradication (in combination therapy).
Ingredients
- Tinidazole 500 mg
Direction
Adults: For giardiasis/trichomoniasis: 2 g (4 tablets) as a single dose. For amoebiasis: 2 g daily for 3 days. For bacterial infections: 2 g as a loading dose, then 1 g daily or 500 mg twice daily. Take with food.
Side effects
- Nausea and gastrointestinal discomfort.
- Metallic or bitter taste.
- Headache.
- Dark
- coloured urine.
- Dizziness.
- Peripheral neuropathy (with prolonged use).
Precautions
- Avoid alcohol during treatment and for 72 hours after the last dose (disulfiram
- like reaction).
- Contraindicated in the first trimester of pregnancy.
- Use with caution in hepatic impairment.
- May interact with warfarin
- phenytoin
- and fluorouracil.
- Risk of peripheral neuropathy with prolonged high
- dose therapy.
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