Digene Tab indications
Digene Tab is a vaccine which helps prevent hepatitis A and typhoid
fever. Hepatitis A is an infectious illness of the liver caused by a virus.
Typhoid fever is an infectious illness caused by a type of bacteria called
Salmonella typhi.
This vaccine should only be given to adults and teenagers aged 15
years and above.
Uses of Digene Tab in details
Aluminum hydroxide either alone or in combination with some other drugs is used to treat heartburn, upset or sour stomach, peptic ulcer and related pain, gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). It is also used in patients with kidney problems to reduce phosphate levels.
Digene Tab description
A metallic element that has the atomic number 13, atomic symbol Al, and atomic weight 26.98. [PubChem]
Digene Tab dosage
Oral
As an antacid
Adult: Up to 1 g daily.
Oral
Hyperphosphataemia in patients with chronic renal failure
Adult: Dose is adjusted to the individual patient's requirement. Up to 10 g/day may be given in divided doses with meals.
Max
Dosage: 10 g daily in divided doses.
Digene Tab interactions
Using other medicines and vaccines
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently
taken any other medicines including medicines obtained without
prescription. Digene Tab can be given at the same time as most other
routine vaccines. The doctor will ensure that the vaccines are injected
separately and into different parts of the body. Digene Tab must not be
mixed with other vaccines in the same syringe.
In particular talk to your doctor if:
• you are to be given ‘yellow fever vaccine
Digene Tab side effects
Allergic reactions (these may occur with up to 1 in 10,000 doses of
the vaccine)
If you have an allergic reaction, see your doctor straight away. The
signs may include:
• your face swelling
• low blood pressure
• difficulty breathing
• your skin going blue
• loss of consciousness.
These signs usually start very soon after the injection has been given to
you. See a doctor straight away if they happen after leaving the clinic.
Other side effects include:
Very Common (these may occur with 1 in 10 doses or more of the
vaccine)
• pain and redness at the injection site
Common (these may occur with up to 1 in 10 doses of the vaccine)
• swelling at the injection site
• feeling generally unwell
• headache
• general aches
• a high temperature (fever)
• feeling sick
• itching.
Very Rare (these may occur with up to 1 in 10,000 doses of the vaccine)
• fainting
• skin rashes
• fits (convulsions)
• joint or muscle pains
• problems with your nerves, signs may include: pins and needles,
loss of feeling or numbness, problems moving your arms and legs or
difficulty with walking and moving about.
Digene Tab contraindications
Digene Tab should not be given if:
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Digene Tab or any of the
ingredients (listed in Section 6)
• you are allergic (hypersensitive) to any other hepatitis A injection or
any other typhoid injection
• you are allergic to neomycin, an antibiotic used to treat skin infections
• you have a high temperature (fever).
Digene Tab should not be given if any of the above applies to you. If you
are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before having Digene Tab.
Active ingredient matches for Digene Tab:
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Digene Tab Aluminium hydroxide 300 mg, Magnesium aluminium silicate25 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 25mg, Simethicone 25 mg. CHW-TAB / 50 | $ 0.38 |
| Digene Tab Aluminium hydroxide 300 mg, Magnesium aluminium silicate25 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 25mg, Simethicone 25 mg. CHW-TAB / 9 | $ 0.12 |
List of Digene Tab substitutes (brand and generic names): | |
| Digecaine (India) | |
| Digecaine Tablet (Abbott) | $ 0.07 |
| Digifast-Mps (India) | |
| Digifast-Mps Dried aluminium hydroxide 400mg, magnesium hydroxide 185mg, simethicone 25 mg, carboxymethylcellulose sodium100 mg. O-SUSP / 170ml (Minova) | $ 0.64 |
| DIGIFAST-MPS oral susp 170ml (Minova) | $ 0.64 |
| Digiflux (India) | |
| Digiflux Magnesium hydroxide 185 mg, Simethicone 50 mg, Aluminiumhydroxide 830 mg/10 mL. SUSP / 170ml (Agio Pharmaceuticals Limited) | $ 0.55 |
| 170ml (Agio Pharmaceuticals Limited) | $ 0.55 |
| Digiflux 170 ml Suspension (Agio Pharmaceuticals Limited) | $ 0.03 |
| DIGIFLUX oral susp 170ml (Agio Pharmaceuticals Limited) | $ 0.55 |
| Diovol Forte Susp (India) | |
| Diovol Forte Susp Dried aluminium hydroxide 300mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250mg, Activated dimethicone 40mg/5 mL SUSP / 170ml | $ 0.37 |
| Diovol Forte Susp Dried aluminium hydroxide 300mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250mg, Activated dimethicone 40mg/5 mL SUSP / 450ml | $ 0.66 |
| 170ml | $ 0.37 |
| 450ml | $ 0.66 |
| Diovol Forte-DGL (India) | |
| Diovol Forte-DGL Aluminium hydroxide 300 mg, magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, activated dimethicone 40 mg, deglycyrrhized liquorice 400mg/5 mL. O-SUSP / 170ml (Wallace) | $ 0.39 |
| DIOVOL FORTE-DGL oral susp 170ml (Wallace) | $ 0.39 |
| Diovol Mint (India) | |
| Diovol Mint Dried aluminium hydroxide 240mg, Magnesium hydroxide 100mg, Magnesium carbonate 60 mg, Activated dimethicone 25 mg. TAB / 10 | $ 0.07 |
| Diovol Mint Dried aluminium hydroxide 240mg, Magnesium hydroxide 100mg, Magnesium carbonate 60 mg, Activated dimethicone 25 mg. TAB / 500 | $ 1.45 |
| 10's | $ 0.07 |
| 500's | $ 1.45 |
| Diovol-LA Forte (India) | |
| Diovol-LA Forte Dried aluminium hydroxide 300mg, magnesium hydroxide 250mg, simethicone 40 mg, oxetacaine 10 mg/5 mL. O-SUSP / 170ml (Wallace) | $ 0.73 |
| DIOVOL-LA FORTE oral susp 170ml (Wallace) | $ 0.73 |
| Disilox-MPS (India) | |
| Disilox-MPS Aluminium hydroxide 250 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Methyl polysiloxane 50 mg/5mL. SUSP / 200ml (Stadmed) | $ 0.25 |
| Disilox-MPS Aluminium hydroxide 250 mg, Magnesium hydroxide 250 mg, Methyl polysiloxane 50 mg/5mL. SUSP / 400ml (Stadmed) | $ 0.44 |
| 200ml (Stadmed) | $ 0.25 |
| 400ml (Stadmed) | $ 0.44 |
| DISILOX-MPS oral susp 200ml (Stadmed) | $ 0.25 |
| DISILOX-MPS oral susp 400ml (Stadmed) | $ 0.44 |
| Dizicum (India) | |
| Dizicum 300mg TAB / 10 (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.12 |
| Dizicum - SUSP / 200ml (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.54 |
| Dizicum 200mg/5mL GEL / 170ml (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.90 |
| 300 mg x 10's (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.12 |
| 200 mg x 5 mL x 170ml (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.90 |
| 200ml (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.54 |
| Dizicum 300 mg Tablet (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.01 |
| DIZICUM tab 300 mg x 10's (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.12 |
| DIZICUM oral gel 200 mg x 5 mL x 170ml (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.90 |
| DIZICUM oral susp 200ml (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.54 |
| Dizicum Gel | |
| Dizicum Gel 170 ml Gel (Taj Pharmaceuticals Ltd) | $ 0.03 |
| Dried Aluminium Hydroxide Gel Daiko Seiyaku (Japan) | |
| Dried Aluminium Hydroxide Gel Kenei (Japan) | |
| Dried Aluminium Hydroxide Gel Maruishi (Japan) | |
| Dried Aluminium Hydroxide Gel Sankei (Japan) | |
| Dried Aluminium Hydroxide Gel Yoshida (Japan) | |
| Dried aluminum hydroxide (Japan) | |
See 430 substitutes for Digene Tab | |
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Digene Tab 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 Digene Tab. 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
Consumer reported useful
No survey data has been collected yet1 consumer 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 Digene Tab 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Expensive | 1 | 100.0% | |
Consumer reported time for results
No survey data has been collected yet2 consumers reported age
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-29 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| > 60 | 1 | 50.0% | |
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
