Secnidazole 500 mg 4 tablets

Available at Pharmaegy Pharmacy. Use as directed by your doctor.

Secnidazole 500 mg 4 tablets Composition: Each tablet contains: • Secnidazole — 500 mg Pharmacological properties: Secnidazole belongs to the group of 5-nitroimidazoles. It has activity against: • Entamoeba histolytica (dysentery amoeba) • Giardia lamblia (lamblia) • Trichomonas vaginalis (Trichomonas) Mechanism of action: Disrupts the DNA of parasites, inhibiting the synthesis of nucleic acids → death of microorganisms. Indications for use: • Liver amebiasis; • Acute intestinal amebiasis; • Asymptomatic intestinal amebiasis; • Bacterial vaginosis; • Vaginal trichomoniasis; • Lambliasis. Method of administration and dosage: In adults: Urethritis and vaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis: 2 g once at the beginning of a meal. Sexual partners should also receive the same dose. Acute symptomatic amoebic dysentery (histolytic type): 2 g once at the beginning of a meal. Asymptomatic amoebic dysentery (microcystic and cystic forms): 2 g per day for 3 days, taken at the beginning of a meal. Amebic liver disease: 1.5 g/day, taken once or in divided doses at the beginning of a meal for 5 days. In case of amoebic liver abscess, combine Secnidazole with treatment for drainage of pus. In children (if applicable) Intestinal amoebic dysentery: Acute symptomatic amoebic dysentery (histolytic type): a single dose of approximately 30 mg/kg/day, taken once and used for one day only. Amebic liver abscess: 30 mg/kg/day, taken once or in divided doses at the beginning of meals for 5 days. In the abscess phase, combine Secnidazole with pus drainage treatment. Giardiasis: a dose of 30 mg/kg/day taken once and used for one day only.