Actoflox Forte Suspension

Reviewed By Dr. Shilpa Garcha, MD (Pharmacology), MBBS

Last updated on 10 Nov 2024 | 01:09 AM (IST)

Actoflox Forte Suspension is given to children to treat the symptoms of acute diarrhea and dysentery caused due to bacterial infections. It kills the diarrhea-causing microorganism, restores the level of water and electrolytes, and reduces the symptoms, severity, and duration of illness.

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Contains

Ofloxacin (50mg)+ Ornidazole (125mg)+ Racecadotril (15mg)

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Fitwel Pharmaceuticals Private Limited

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Your child’s medicine at a glance

Give Actoflox Forte Suspension to your child orally either before or after food. For best results, you must also keep giving ORS (oral rehydration solution) throughout the day. Usually, Actoflox Forte Suspension is prescribed two times a day, once in the morning and once at bedtime. However, this dose may vary depending upon your child’s symptoms, body weight, and age. So, adhere to the dose, time, and way prescribed by the doctor. Repeat the dose if your child vomits within 30 minutes of the intake of Actoflox Forte Suspension. However, do not double the dose if it is already time for the next dose.

Some children may develop minor and short-term side effects after the intake of this medicine. These include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, headache, skin rash, and itching. These episodes are temporary and subside on their own. However, in case they persist for long or start bothering your child, you must consult your child’s doctor without any delay.

Do inform your child’s doctor if your child has ever had any previous episode of allergy, bowel obstruction, electrolyte imbalance, heart problem, liver impairment, and kidney malfunction. This will guide the doctor in planning your child’s overall treatment.

Uses of Actoflox Forte Suspension in children

Benefits of Actoflox Forte Suspension for your child

Treatment of Diarrhea
Diarrhea refers to the passing of loose, watery stools three or more times a day. It usually happens due to an infection in the gastrointestinal tract. Actoflox Forte Suspension reduces the excessive secretion of water and electrolytes and helps replenish the lost fluids and salts. It also helps treat loose stools and prevents abdominal distension or flatulence. Encourage your child to drink plenty of fluids while taking it to stay hydrated. Your child may start to feel better after getting treated for a few days to a week. However, do not extend the course or stop the medicine by yourself without consulting your child’s doctor. This may lead to the recurrence of symptoms.

Treatment of Dysentery
Dysentery or amoebic dysentery is a parasitic infection of the intestines that occurs mostly due to intake of contaminated food or water. The symptoms include loose stools (diarrhea), stomach cramps, and stomach pain. Actoflox Forte Suspension helps to treat this infection by killing the infection causing parasites. It relieves these symptoms and also helps to prevent them from coming back.

Side effects of Actoflox Forte Suspension in children

Actoflox Forte Suspension does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-

Common side effects of Actoflox Forte

Nausea
Vomiting
Stomach pain
Skin rash
Itching

How can I give Actoflox Forte Suspension to my child?

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Measure it with a measuring cup and take it by mouth. Shake well before use. Actoflox Forte Suspension is to be taken with food.

How Actoflox Forte Suspension works

Actoflox Forte Suspension contains three medicines Ofloxacin, Ornidazole, and Racecadotril. Together, these ingredients prove effective against diarrhea and dysentery. Racecadotril is an enkephalinase inhibitor that has anti-secretory effects. Simply put, this particular active ingredient reduces the secretion of water and electrolytes from the intestine. This helps reduce the amount of fluid lost from the body in diarrhea. Ofloxacin is an antibiotic. It kills bacteria by preventing them from reproducing and causing infection. Ornidazole is also an antibiotic that kills other microorganisms in addition to bacteria by damaging their DNA.

Quick tips

Actoflox Forte Suspension should be used together with an oral rehydration solution (ORS) to provide adequate fluid and electrolyte replacement.
Give your child plenty of fluids to replenish water and mineral loss.
Actoflox Forte Suspension may cause an altered taste. Eating citrus fruit or sipping plenty of water or fruit juice may help.
Do not mix Actoflox Forte Suspension along with any other herbal or ayurvedic medicine as it can harm.
Do not give Actoflox Forte Suspension if your child has persistent uncontrolled vomiting as this medicine will not be absorbed.

Safety advice

Kidney

CAUTION

Actoflox Forte Suspension should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Actoflox Forte Suspension may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

CAUTION

Actoflox Forte Suspension should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Actoflox Forte Suspension may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

Frequently asked questions

What if I give too much Actoflox Forte Suspension by mistake?

Though an extra dose of Actoflox Forte Suspension is unlikely to harm, you must immediately speak to the doctor. The reason being, overdose may cause unwanted side effects such as seizures, tremors, severe headache, sudden weakness, unconsciousness, and palpitations (irregularities of heartbeat). In case you notice any of these side effects, rush to your child’s doctor on an immediate basis.

My child is one year old and is suffering from a neurological disorder. Is it safe to give Actoflox Forte Suspension?

Usually, Actoflox Forte Suspension does not enter into the central nervous system and lacks the potential to cause serious side effects such as neurotoxicity. However, if given to children aged less than 2 years of age, it may enter the brain as they have underdeveloped membranes. Consult your child’s doctor before giving Actoflox Forte Suspension in such a condition.

Can other medicines be given at the same time as Actoflox Forte Suspension?

Actoflox Forte Suspension can sometimes interact with other medicines or substances. Tell your doctor about any other medicines your child is taking before starting Actoflox Forte Suspension. Also, check with your child’s doctor before giving any medicine to your child.

My child is suffering from long-term (chronic) diarrhea. Can I give Actoflox Forte Suspension?

The use of Actoflox Forte Suspension in chronic diarrhea has not been sufficiently studied. Therefore, it is best to consult your child’s doctor before giving any medicine to your child.

Can I get my child vaccinated while on treatment with Actoflox Forte Suspension?

Antibiotics usually do not interfere with the ingredients in vaccines or cause a bad reaction in a child who has just been vaccinated. However, children taking antibiotics should not get vaccinated until they recover from the illness. As soon as your child feels better, the vaccine can be given.

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References

Ofloxacin [FDA Label]. Raritan, NJ: Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 2008. [Accessed 20 Jan. 2021] (online) Available from:

Patient concerns

Diarrhea and dysentery last 15 days I had taken levofoxcin+ornidazol bd for 5 days along refaximin 400 tab bd for 5 day but it is start again

Dr. Sfurti Mann

Diabetology

Get a colonoscopy done for chronic Diarrhea

For diarrhea which antibiotic is good for kids and for dysentery which antibiotic is good for kids?

Dr. Gopal Samdani

Paediatrics

There are many underlying causes of Patient?s symptoms. Different cause needs different treatment. Specific treatment cannot be given unless we establish exact underlying cause. Final and perfect diagnosis cannot be done without doing clinical examination of patient. Please consult me or any other Paediatrician. will take detail history and will examine patient in detail. All information will be used to determine exact underlying cause of problem. Depending upon cause will give opinion and prescribe you treatment. At time may ask you relevant investigations if necessary. Patient may need antibiotics and/or other prescription drugs. It is mandatory for the customer to have a prescription for the prescription medicines he/she is procuring. Valid prescription cannot be given without diagnosis and clinical examination. Advice given without doing clinical examination can be imperfect or some time harmful to patient.

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