\n \nComposition?: \n \nTablet : Each film-coated tablet contains Tranexamic Acid BP 500 mg. \n \nInjection IV/ IM : Each 5ml ampoule contains Tranexamic Acid BP 500 mg. \n \n  \n \nIndication?: \n \nHaemorrhage or risk of haemorrhage in increased fibrinolysis or fibrinogenolysis. Local fibrinolysis may occur in the following conditions: Prostatectomy and bladder surgery, Menorrhagia, Epistaxis, Conisation of the cervix , Management of dental extraction in patients with coagulopathies, Ulcerative colitis, Haematuria, Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, General fibrinolysis as in prostatic and pancreatic cancer; after thoracic and other major surgery; in obstetrical complications such as abruptio placentae and post-partum haemorrhage; in leukaemia and liver diseases and in connection with thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase. Also indicated for hereditary angioneurotic oedema \n \n  \n \nDosage & Administration?: \n \n2 - 3 tablets of 500 mg (15 - 25 mg/Kg), or 5 - 10 ml by slow intravenous injection at a rate of 1mL/minute, two to three times daily. \n \nProstatectomy: 5 - 10 ml by slow intravenous injection every eight hours (the first injection being given during the operation) for the first three days after surgery; thereafter 1 - 1.5 g orally three to four times daily until macroscopic haematuria is no longer present. \n \nMenorrhagia : 1 g (2 tablets) orally three times daily for up to four days. Maximum dose 4 g daily. Tracid? therapy is initiated when bleeding has become profuse. \n \nEpistaxis : 1.5 g orally three times daily for four to ten days. Tracid? solution for injection may be applied topically to the nasal mucosa of patients suffering from epistaxis. This can be done by soaking a gauze strip in the solution, and then packing the nasal cavity. \n \nHaematuria : 1 - 1.5 g orally 2 - 3 times daily until macroscopic haematuria is no longer present. \n \nConisation of the Cervix : 1.5 g orally 3 times a day for 12 to 14 days post-operatively. \n \nDental Surgery in Patients with Coagulopathies : Immediately before surgery, 10 mg per kg body-weight should be given intravenously. After surgery, 25 mg per kg body-weight are given orally three to four times daily for six to eight days. \n \nGeneral Fibrinolysis: 1.0 g (10 ml) by slow intravenous injection three to four times daily. \n \nHereditary Angioneurotic Oedema : 1 - 1.5 g orally two to three times daily as intermittent or continuous treatment depending on whether the patient has prodromal symptoms or not. \n \n