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Pentofuryl 200 mg hard capsules are used in adults with acute diarrhea of bacterial origin without signs of invasive illness (such as a change in general condition, fever or infectious-toxic symptoms, blood in the stool). There are no data that would make a change in the dosage recommendation necessary in the case of renal insufficiency. When you take 2 or more medicines at the same time, the effects of 1 medicine can be altered by the other. This is known as an interaction.
If you have any further questions on the use of the medicinal product, ask your doctor or pharmacist. If you're not sure whether your contraception interacts with other medicines, speak to your GP or pharmacist, or call NHS 111. What medicines can affect contraception?Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have the impression that the effect of Pentofuryl 200 mg hard capsules is too strong or too weak. As the active substance in Pentofuryl 200 mg hard capsules is not absorbed, no symptoms of poisoning are to be expected. There are certain types of medicine that can increase the enzymes in your body. This is known as being "enzyme-inducing".
rifampicin-like antibiotics (see Will antibiotics stop my contraception working? for more information)corticosteroids acting locally ( Prednisolone, Hydrocortisone, Prednisone, Betamethasone, Tixocortol, Budesonide, Beclometasone) If diarrhoea occurs as a side effect of a medicine, it could affect absorption of the combined pill or progestogen-only pill. An example of this is the weight loss drug orlistat.
Antibiotics ( Neomycin, Nystatin, Natamycin, Streptomycin, Polymyxin B, Paromomycin, Amphotericin B, Kanamycin, Vancomycin, Colistin, Rifaximin) Please do not stop your treatment with Pentofuryl 200 mg hard capsules without talking to your doctor. Your illness might worsen by this. Please ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Unless otherwise prescribed by the doctor, the usual dose is:Some hormonal contraceptives may change the effect of other medicines, such as the epilepsy treatment lamotrigine and the immunosuppressant drug ciclosporin.