Dilamide
Generic: Diloxanide Furoate
Daily Dose:
Duration:
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Clinical Prescribing Information
Medical monograph and safety information for healthcare professionals & patients.Indications & Clinical Uses
Dilamide is indicated for intestinal amoebiasis
Dosage & Administration
Adult
: The recommended dose is 500 mg 3 times/day for 10 days. May repeat course if needed.
Child: >25 kg
: 20 mg/kg daily in 3 divided doses for 10 days, repeated if necessary.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity.
Side Effects & Adverse Reactions
The frequency of these side-effects is unknown flatulence, itching, urticaria, vomiting
Warnings & Precautions
Caution should be exercised in pregnant and breastfeeding women. Avoid excess dosage.
Pharmacology & Mechanism of Action
Diloxanide is a luminal amoebicide which is hydrolysed in the gut, thus releasing the free diloxanide which acts as an amoebicide. It is given alone in asymptomatic cyst passers. For patients with active amoebic infections, it can be administered with a 5-nitroimidazole e.g. metronidazole or tinidazole.