nitazoxanide (Alinia)
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Indications
- diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium or Giardia*
- C difficile colitis[3]
- Fasciola hepatica[4]
* at least of effective as metronidazole (Flagyl) for Giardia
* NOT approved for patients with HIV#
# available through compassionate use program compassionateaccess@romarklabs.com
Dosage
- 500 PO BID with food for 3 days (Cryptosporidium, Giardia)
- 500 mg PO BID for 7-10 days (C difficile colitis)
Adverse effects
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References
- ↑ Prescriber's Letter 10(2):7 2003
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Musher DM, Logan N, Hamill RJ, Dupont HL, Lentnek A, Gupta A, Rossignol JF. Nitazoxanide for the treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 15;43(4):421-7. Epub 2006 Jul 11. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16838229
Bartlett JG. New drugs for Clostridium difficile infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Aug 15;43(4):428-31. Epub 2006 Jul 11. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16838230 - ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Deprecated Reference