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iodoquinol; diiodohydroxyquin (Yodoxin)
Tradename: Yodoxin.
Indications:
- treatment of acute & chronic intestinal amebiasis
- asymptomatic individuals passing parasitic cysts
- Blastocystis hominis infection
Dosage:
1) adults: 650 mg PO TID for 20 days
2) children: 30-40 mg/kg/day divided TID for 20 days, max: 1.95 g/day (650 mg/dose)
Tabs: 210 & 650 mg.
Adverse effects:
1) common (> 10%)
- diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, stomach pain
2) less common (1-10%)
- fever/chills, rash, hives, enlargement of thyroid gland, headache, rectal itching, peripheral neuropathy, agitation, retrograde amnesia, weakness, optic neuritis, optic atrophy, visual impairment
Interactions
drug interactions
General
amebicide
quinoline; leucoline; chinoleine; 1-benazazine; benzo[b]pyridine
Properties
MISC-INFO: elimination route FECES
pregnancy-category ?
safety in lactation ?
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=3728
References
- The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed.
Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug
Formulary, 1998
Component-of
aloe vera/cortisol/iodoquinol
aloe vera/iodoquinol
cortisol/iodoquinol (Vytone)
iodoquinol/polysaccharide