MEZATRIN 500 is well tolerated with a low incidence of side effects. The majority of side effects were related to gastrointestinal-tract, e.g., nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, flatulence and diarrhoea.
The less frequent (≤ 1%) side effects are as follows:
Cardiovascular: palpitations, chest pain.
GI-tract: dyspepsia, flatulence, vomiting, melena, cholestatic jaundice.
Genito-urinary tract: monilia, vaginitis, nephritis.
Central Nervous System: dizziness, headache, vertigo, somnolence, fatigue.
Allergic: rash, photosensitivity, angioedema.
Transient mild reductions in neutrophil counts have occasionally been observed.
Transient elevations in liver enzymes have been reported.