Furazolidone


Generic Medicine Info
Indications and Dosage
Oral
Cholera, Giardiasis
Adult: 100 mg 4 times daily. Usual duration: 2-5 days, up to 7 days in some patients or 10 days for giardiasis.
Child: 1.25 mg/kg 4 times daily, usually given for 2-5 days or up to 10 days for giardiasis.
Administration
Should be taken with food. Avoid food & beverage containing tyramine or tryptophan, eg, alcohol, beer (including alcohol-free beer), cheese, yoghurt.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity, infants <1 mth. Alcohol.
Special Precautions
Pregnancy, lactation, G6PD deficiency.
Adverse Reactions
Hypersensitivity, hypoglycaemia, orthostatic hypotension, dizziness, drowsiness, headache, malaise, nausea, vomiting, rash, fever, arthralgia, brown urine, haemolytic anaemia.
Potentially Fatal: Agranulocytosis. Hypertensive crisis with MAOIs.
Drug Interactions
Disulfiram-like reaction with alcohol. Potential hypertensive crisis with sympathomimetics, tyramine-containing foods, levodopa.
Potentially Fatal: Potentiation of MAOIs. Toxic psychosis with amitriptyline.
Food Interaction
Reaction with foods rich in tyramine.
Action
Description: Furazolidone has a broad antibacterial spectrum which is active against susceptible organisms including E. coli, staphylococci, Giardia sp. and against salmonella, shigella, proteus, and V. cholerae. Its bactericidal action is by interfering with bacterial enzyme systems.
Pharmacokinetics:
Absorption: Poor (oral).
Excretion: Urine (as active drug and metabolites).
MIMS Class
Other Antibiotics / Other Antiprotozoal Agents
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