Bencid
Bencid Products are primarily used for
Gout
About Bencid Products
Bencid Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Bencid are Headache, Vomiting, Nausea, Rash, Gout flares, Fever, Hemolytic anemia, Decreased white blood cell count (lymphocytes), Aplastic anemia.
How Bencid Products work
Probenecid is a urine alkalizer. It works by increasing the pH of urine which makes it less acidic. This helps the kidneys get rid of excess uric acid, thereby preventing gout and certain types of kidney stones.
Patient Concerns about Bencid Products
Frequently asked questions about Bencid Products
Frequently asked questions about Probenecid
Q. Is probenecid an NSAID/ antibiotic/ sulfa drug/ diuretic?
No. Probenecid belongs to a class of medications called uricosuric agents and is used to reduce high levels of uric acid in the body and to prevent and treat gout and gouty arthritis. It has no anti-inflammatory effect like NSAIDs or activity against infections like antibiotics or sulfa drugs. It is only used in combination with antibiotics (e.g. penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin etc.) to prolong their effect during infection. It has no effect on increasing urine output and is not a diuretic
Q. Probenecid is combined with penicillin/ why is probenecid given with penicillin/ how does probenecid work with penicillin/ how does probenecid increase penicillin/ what effect does probenecid have on penicillin?
In certain cases of serious infections (e.g. gonorrhea or neurosyphillis) probenecid may be prescribed along with antibiotics like penicillin to prolong the effect of the antibiotics given by any route. Probenecid inhibits the elimination (excretion from blood into the urine) of certain antibiotics like penicillin by the kidneys thereby delaying its excretion and increasing concentration in the blood
Q. What is Bencid Tablet used for?
Bencid Tablet is a uricosuric agent and is used to reduce high levels of uric acid in the body and to prevent and treat gout and gouty arthritis (pain and inflammation of small joints due to deposition of uric acid in the joint). It is also used to prolong the effect of antibiotics (e.g. penicillin)
Q. Does Bencid Tablet cause kidney stones?
Yes. Kidney stones are among the known side effects of Bencid Tablet treatment.
Products for Bencid
Bencid Tablet
strip of 10 tablets
MRP
₹70.08
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