Additional information
Therapeutic Segment | Haemostatics |
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Dosage Form | Tablets |
Specialities | Gynecologist, Surgeons |
Tranexamic Acid 250 mg Tablet belongs to the class of medications called ‘anti-fibrinolytic drugs’ used to treat abnormal or unwanted bleeding. It is used to control bleeding in conditions such as heavy periods (menorrhagia), nose bleeds (epistaxis), cervical surgery (conization of the cervix), prostate surgery (post-prostatectomy), bladder surgery (post-cystectomy), bleeding inside the eye (traumatic hyphaema) and a hereditary disease called angioneurotic edema (HANO). The solution form of this medicine is used before tooth removal (dental extraction) in hemophiliacs (people who bleed more easily than normal).
Tranexamic Acid 250 mg Tablet contains ‘tranexamic acid’, which belongs to the class of ‘anti-fibrinolytic agents’. It is generally used for short-term treatment of bleeding. It acts by regulating the breakdown of blood clots. It blocks the release and action of plasmin, an enzyme essential for the breakdown of clots present in the blood. This effect helps to slow down the bleeding.