Dosing
CrCl > 80: 100 mg po bid to tid, duration of therapy depends on the infecting organism.
CrCl 80-50:
CrCl 50-10:
CrCl < 10:
Hemodialysis:
Peritoneal dialysis:
Important side effects
Constipation, diarrhea, headache, hepatitis (rare), rash, seizures (rare), abdominal pain.
Important drug interactions
Carbamazepine, fosphenytoin, phenytoin.
Rants and Screeds
Pearls
Treatment of choice
Use for
Ancylostoma duodenale, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Ascaris lumbricoides, Capillaria philippinensis, Dracunculus medinesis, Enterobius vermicularis, Filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Brugia timori), Hookworm, Mansonella perstans, pinworm, roundworm, Schistosoma mansoni, Strongyloides stercalis, tapeworm infestation, Toxocara, Necator americanus, Trichuris trichiura, Trichinella spiralis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Visceral larva migrans (alternative), Whipworm.
Don't use for
Class
Last update 11/29/19