Product Description:
- Secnidazole is used to treat vaginal infection (vaginosis) caused by bacteria in adult women and trichomoniasis (an infection of the sex organs in men or women caused by protozoa).
- Antiparasitic of the nitroimidazole series. Its activity affects Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Trichomonas vaginalis and Gardnerella vaginalis.
- Treatment of intestinal amebiasis, Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis, chronic amebiasis, hepatic amebiasis, intestinal amebiasis (acute, asymptomatic), urethritis and vaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, nonspecific vaginitis or bacterial vaginosis.
- It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth.
How to use:
- Secnidazole tablet should be administered orally.
- The dosage schedule of Secnidazole tablet is mentioned below:
Amoebiasis:
Acute intestinal amoebiasis:
ADULTS:
- 2 gm single dose (2x1000 mg tablet), taken preferably just before meal.
CHILDREN:
- 30 mg/kg single dose, taken preferably just before meal.
Asymptomatic amoebiasis (minute & cystic form):
Adults:
- 2 gm once daily (2x1000 mg tablet) for only 3 days, taken preferably just before meal.
Children:
- 30 mg/kg once daily for only 3 days, taken preferably just before meal.
Hepatic amoebiasis :
ADULTS:
- 50 gm/day, in a single or divided dose, just before meal for 5 days.
CHILDREN:
- 30 mg/kg/day, in a single or divided dose, just before meal for 5 days.
N.B.: Evacuation of pus must be performed simultaneously with Secnidazole treatment at the suppurative stage of hepatic amoebiasis.
Giardiasis :
ADULTS:
- 2 gm single dose (2x1000 mg tablet), taken preferably just before meal.
CHILDREN:
- 35-50 mg/kg single dose, taken preferably just before meal.
Trichomoniasis :
Adults:
- 2 gm single dose (2x1000 mg tablet), taken preferably just before meal.
Children:
- 30 mg/kg single dose, taken preferably just before meal.
- The partner should also receive the same treatment concomitantly.
Warnings And Precautions:
- Secnidazole is contraindicated for those patients who are hypersensitive to imidazole derivatives.
- Store in a cool dry place, protected from heat.
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