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Acute diarrhoea, prevention of absorption in oral intoxications & acceleration of elimination in intoxication w/ substances subject to enterohepatic circulation eg carbamazepine, phenobarb, phenylbutazone, theophylline.
Carbophos description
Carbophos also contains the following excipients: Bentonite and cornstarch.
Carbophos dosage
Diarrhoea: Recommended Dose: 2-4 tablets 3-4 times daily, depending on the severity of the case.
Children: Half the recommended dose.
Acute Intoxications: 0.5-1 g/kg body weight.
Adults
2-4 tablets/kg body weight; children 3-4 tablets/kg body weight. This corresponds to the following regimen:
Adults and Adolescents or ≥60 kg body weight: 120-240 tablets. Children 10-14 years or ≥30 kg body weight: 90-120 tablets; 6-9 years or ≥20 kg body weight: 60-80 tablets; 3-5 years or ≥15 kg body weight: 45-60 tablets; 1-2 years or ≥10 kg body weight: 30-40 tablets.
Flatulency:Adults 1 or 2 tablets repeated every 2 hrs or 2 tablets at 2 hrs after meal.
Administration: Diarrhoea: Carbophos tablets should be taken on an empty stomach with plenty of liquid. Allow Carbophos tablets to disintegrate in water with stirring or take whole with liquid. It is advisable to administer Carbophos tablets together with a glucose electrolyte solution in order to replace any loss of water and salt. Milk or milk products are not suitable. Carbophos tablets should be used until the stools have returned to normal. If the patient has not responded to treatment after about 3 days, other therapeutic or diagnostic measures must be taken.
Acute Intoxications: Stir Carbophos tablets in water to make a paste and administer in small quantities. In unconscious patients, a physician or a nurse under medical supervision, should administer the suspension of Carbophos tablets in water by gastric tube. Administration may be repeated at intervals of 2-4 hrs. Due to the risk of hypochloraemia, the suspension should be given in isotonic saline or full electrolyte solution where multiple doses are administered. Milk or milk products are not suitable. It is recommended to additionally administer 1 tablespoonful (adults) or ½-1 tablespoonful (children) of sodium sulfate (Glauber's salt) in 1 glass of water 30-60 min later. This saline laxative induces rapid intestinal passage. By this measure, the poison which is bound to the Charcoal (Carbophos), is removed from the intestinal tract before part of the poisonous substances are to be liberated. To accelerate elimination in intoxications with substances subject to enterohepatic circulation, 1 tablet/1-2 kg body weight should be given. This measure can be repeated every 2-4 hrs.
The sooner the Charcoal (Carbophos) is administered after intoxication, the stronger its effect. Carbophos tablets should be administered as soon as the intoxication is detected.
Flatulency: After disintegration in liquid, Carbophos tablets can be taken immediately after meal.
Carbophos interactions
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Carbophos should not be administered together with other drugs because their efficacy can be reduced.
Carbophos side effects
As most undesirable effects are based on post-marketing spontaneous reporting, precise frequency estimation is not possible.
No adverse reactions to Carbophos are known to occur if taken in the recommended dosage to treat the diarrhoea. After very high doses as those taken in intoxications, constipation and intestinal obstruction (mechanical ileus) may occur in individual cases; this can be prevented by administering saline laxatives (eg, sodium sulfate). As medicinal Charcoal (Carbophos) is excreted in unchanged form, the stools turn black (discoloured faeces) after intake of Carbophos tablets.
Carbophos contraindications
Febrile diarrhoea. Medicinal Charcoal (Carbophos) should not be taken in the case of intoxication with corrosive substances (strong acids and alkalis) as this would complicate diagnostic measures eg, oesophagoscopy and gastroscopy.
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The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Carbophos are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Carbophos. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.
User reports
1 consumer reported useful
Was the Carbophos drug useful in terms of decreasing the symptom or the disease? According to the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, the below mentioned percentages of users say the drug is useful / not useful to them in decreasing their symptoms/disease. The usefulness of the drug depends on many factors, like severity of the disease, perception of symptom, or disease by the patient, brand name used [matters only to a certain extent], other associated conditions of the patient. If the drug is not effective or useful in your case, you need to meet the doctor to get re-evaluated about your symptoms/disease, and he will prescribe an alternative drug.
Users
%
Useful
1
100.0%
2 consumers reported price estimates
Was the price you paid to purchase the drug reasonable? Did you feel it was expensive? The below mentioned numbers have been reported by ndrugs.com website users about whether the Carbophos drug is expensive or inexpensive. There is a mixed opinion among users. The rating about the cost of the drug depends on factors like which brand drug the patient purchased, how effective it was for the price paid, the country or place the drug is marketed, and the economic condition of the patient. The users who feel the drug is expensive can look for an alternative brand drug or a generic drug to save the cost.
Users
%
Not expensive
1
50.0%
Expensive
1
50.0%
3 consumers reported time for results
To what extent do I have to use Carbophos before I begin to see changes in my health conditions? As part of the reports released by ndrugs.com website users, it takes 1 week and a few days before you notice an improvement in your health conditions. Please note, it doesn't mean you will start to notice such health improvement in the same time frame as other users. There are many factors to consider, and we implore you to visit your doctor to know how long before you can see improvements in your health while taking Carbophos. To get the time effectiveness of using Carbophos drug by other patients, please click here.
Users
%
1 week
1
33.3%
5 days
1
33.3%
1 day
1
33.3%
16 consumers reported age
Users
%
1-5
5
31.2%
< 1
3
18.8%
16-29
3
18.8%
30-45
3
18.8%
6-15
1
6.2%
46-60
1
6.2%
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