Bactostop 400mg Tablet is an antibiotic that treats hepatic encephalopathy, a condition in which the liver fails to remove harmful toxins from the blood, leading to brain damage. It is also used to treat infectious diarrhea.

Introduction:
This medicine can be used alone or in combination with other medicines. It may be taken with or without food, preferably at the same time each day. It should be used in the dose and duration as advised by the doctor. Take it at the same time each day to get the most benefit and you should keep on taking this medicine for as long as you are prescribed. Stopping it early may make the infection to come back and harder to treat.

Dosage Form:
Tablet

How to Use:
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Bactostop 400mg Tablet may be taken with or without food but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How it Works:
Bactostop 400mg Tablet is an antibiotic. It works by killing the ammonia-producing bacteria in the digestive tract. This treats your infection and relieves symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy (agitation, confusion, muscle problems). This also helps reduce the recurrence of episodes of hepatic encephalopathy.

Quick Tips:

• Bactostop 400mg Tablet reduces the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) recurrence in patients with liver disease.
• It may cause reddish discoloration of urine. This is normal and harmless.
• Finish the full course of the medication even if you feel better.
• Stop taking Bactostop 400mg Tablet and inform your doctor if you have severe diarrhea during or after using Bactostop 400mg Tablet.
• Take it at the same time each day to get the most benefit and you should keep on taking this medicine for as long as you are prescribed.