Provend Tablet

Provend Tablet is an antimalarial medicine used in the treatment of malaria. Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by the plasmodium species. Symptoms may include chills, on-and-off fever, and sweating. Provend Tablet is mostly used in combination with other anti-malarial drugs for the prevention of malaria infection.

Provend Tablet contains Proguanil, which belongs to the class of antimalarial drugs. It works by inhibiting the survival of the parasite and thus stops the infection from spreading.

Provend Tablet may cause certain side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, vomiting, headache, diarrhoea, body pain, stomach discomfort, abdominal pain, and myalgia (muscle pain). These side effects usually disappear without any medical attention. Take Provend Tablet as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take more than the recommended dose of medicine.

Provend Tablet should be avoided if you are allergic to it. Before taking Provend Tablet, inform your doctor if you have/had any liver/kidney disease or heart problem or if you are taking any other medicines. Provend Tablet is only suggested for use in children if prescribed by a paediatrician. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should inform the physician before taking Provend Tablet.

Provend Tablet contains Proguanil, which belongs to the class of antimalarial drugs. It works by increasing the harmful, toxic, and highly reactive free radicals in the blood. This kills the parasite and stops the infection from spreading. Provend Tablet is used for the prevention of relapse of malaria caused by plasmodium species. Provend Tablet is used alone or in combination with other medicines for the treatment of malarial infection.

• Vomiting
• Headache
• Stomach pain
• Dizziness
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Myalgia
• Body pains

Avoid using Provend Tablet if you are allergic to it or any other components. Let your doctor know about your complete medical and medication history to avoid any interactions. Limited information is available for the use of Provend Tablet in pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. Hence, inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning for pregnancy or are breastfeeding before starting the treatment. Before taking Provend Tablet, inform your doctor if you have/had any liver/kidney disease or heart problem or if you are taking any other medicines. Provend Tablet is only suggested for use in children if prescribed by a paediatrician.

Drug-drug interactions: Provend Tablet may interact with vaccines (typhoid vaccine), antiviral medicine (efavirenz, ritonavir), and anti-rheumatic (auranofin, gold sodium thiomalate). Inform your doctor if you are taking other medicines.

Drug-food interactions: No interactions found. 

Drug-disease interactions: Provend Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver and kidney impairment, gastrointestinal system (gut), and heart problems.

• EFAVIRENZ
• RITONAVIR
• TYPHOID VACCINE
• AURANOFIN

• It is important to allow the patient to eat regularly in small amounts to tolerate the food. 
• Eating at the correct time and taking proper rest is important for the patient to recover.
• Avoid eating fried and processed foods; junk, oily and spicy foods can aggravate nausea and disturb the body's digestion process. Try to add protein to your diet.
• Eat nutritious food that helps to improve malaria-induced weakness.
• Keep your area and surroundings mosquito-free.
• Use mosquito-repellent products to avoid the recurrence of infections and any other further complications.

Malaria: It is a life-threatening parasitic disease caused by the mosquito bite. When the mosquito bites, the plasmodium parasite enters the body, multiplies in the liver, spreads via the bloodstream and thus causes the infection by releasing toxic chemicals. Four types of plasmodium parasites can infect humans with malaria: Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium malaria. Symptoms may include chills, on-and-off fever, sweating, vomiting, etc.