Metronidazole + Diloxinide Furoate
Drug Name:
Metronidazole + Diloxinide Furoate
List Of Brands:
Indication Type Description:
Drug Interaction:
Avoid alcohol, phenobarbitone, phenytoin, disulfram
Antihypertensives
Oral anticoagulants Lithium, other hepatic enzymes inducers Interferes with serum chemistry tests.
Adverse Reaction:
GI distress, furred toingue, unpleasant taste Leucopenia, urticaria, angioedema
CNS disturbances, dark urine,
Headache, dysuria, cystitis Incontinence, neutropenia,
Neutropathy and epileptiform seizures on long term therapy
Encephalopathy, dysarthia Stevens -Kohnson syndrome
Toxic epidermal necrolysis Pancreatis ( rare )
Very rarely confusion, hallucinations
Contra-Indications:
Blood dyscrasis
Active CNS infections
1st trimester of pregnancy
Dosages/ Overdosage Etc:
Indication-
Amoebiasis
Dosage-
2 tabs twice daily
Pregnancy and lactation:
Use contraindicated. Observe caution during 1st trimester of pregnancy
