Stanrox DS (800+160) Tablet | Price, Usage, Dosage, Composition, and Brand Substitutes - Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug
Stanrox DS (800+160) Tablet
Stanrox DS (800+160) is a Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brand being manufactured and marketed by Stancare (Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd). This medicine is combination of more than one active ingredient or substance within a single pharmaceutical form type. The main active ingredients or salts in this drug are Sulphamethoxazole , Trimethoprim. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Tablet and is priced at Rs 12.85 (arround $0.1799 US Dollar)| Generic (Salt) Combination : | (Sulphamethoxazole + Trimethoprim) |
| Pharma Company : | Stancare (Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd) |
| Brand Label : | Stanrox DS (800+160) |
| Preparation Type : | Tablet |
| Single Dose : | 1 Tablet |
| Composition (Fixed-Dose Combination) : |
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| Pack Size/Qty/Vol : | 10 Tablet |
| Price Unit : | Rs 1.29 INR (arround $0.01806 US Dollar) |
| Price Pack : | Rs 12.85 INR (arround $0.1799 US Dollar) |
Drug details for Stanrox DS (800+160)
Usage: Why is this medication prescribed?
The main active ingredients or salts in Stanrox DS (800+160) are :
Sulphamethoxazole
Indication (Prescribed for or used as): Sulphamethoxazole bacteriostatic antibiotic more oftenly used in combination with trimethoprim. Infections caused by - Streptococcus, Staphylococcus Aureus, E coli, H.Influenzae, Anaerobes, Salmonella, Toxoplasmosis, Nocardiasis, toxoplasmosis.
For more details on Sulphamethoxazole , its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Sulphamethoxazole ..
TrimethoprimIndication (Prescribed for or used as): Trimethoprim eliminates bacteria that cause urinary tract infections. It is used in combination with other drugs to treat certain types of pneumonia. It also is used to treat traveler's diarrhea. Antibiotics will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.It is a bacteriostatic agent active against many gram positive and gram negative bacteria. It is maninly used in combination with sulfonamides because of similar activity. The combination is effective against additional organisms such as Salmonella typhi, Serratia, Klebsilla, Enterobacter, Yersenia enterocolitica, Pneumocystitis jiroveci and many sulfonamide resistant strains of Staph. aureus, Strep pyogenes, Shigella, Enteropathogenic E coli, H influenzae, Meningococci, and Gonococci.
For more details on Trimethoprim, its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Trimethoprim..
Stanrox DS (800+160) Drug Brands Substitutes with similar Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) :
There are 5 Fixed-Dose Combination (FDC) Drug Brands listed here as Substitutes for Stanrox DS (800+160), which have same Fixed-Dose Combination of active substances or ingredients (i.e. Trimethoprim-160 mg Sulphamethoxazole -800 mg).Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a FDC Brand Version of the prescribed FDC drug brand, if any. Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs are being increasingly used due to the benefit of the combined effects of active ingredients given together. However, it is necessary to investigate the possible benefits in the clinical situation against possible disadvantages for each fixed combination drug and for each dose of the fixed combination drug. Potential advantages of fixed combination drugs may also include the counteracting by one ingredient of an adverse reaction produced by another one, and simplification of therapy, leading to improved compliance.
| Brand | Price (Rs.) | Brand | Price (Rs.) |
| Cotrimoxazole DS (800+160) (Atra Zeneca) | 14.04 | Kombina Forte (800+160) | 10.6 |
| Osotrim DS (800+160) | 11 | Salgatran (800+160) | 11.09 |
| Welprim DS (800+160) (Vision Medilink) | 19.8 |