Tab Adult Amoebiasis, balantidiasis, Blastocystis hominis infection 400-800 mg tid for 5-10 days or 1.5-2.5 g as single dose daily for 2 or 3 days.
Giardiasis 2 g once daily for 3 days or 400 mg tid for 5 days or 500 mg bid for 7-10 days.
Trichomoniasis 2 g as single dose or 2-day course of 800 mg in the morning & 1.2 g in the evening or 7-day course of 600 mg to 1 g daily in 2 or 3 divided doses.
Bacterial vaginosis 400-500 mg bid for 5-7 days or 2 g as single dose.
Acute necrosing ulcerative gingivitis 200-250 mg every 8 hr for 3 days.
Prevention of post-op anaerobic bacterial infections 400 mg every 8 hr, 24 hr before surgery followed post-op by infusion or rectally until oral therapy is possible.
PUD 400 mg bid (except when combined w/ omeprazole & amoxicillin) or 400 mg tid for 1 wk.
Leg ulcers & pressure sores 400 mg every 8 hr for 7 days.
Anaerobic infections Initially 800 mg then 400 mg every 8 hr for 7 days or 500 mg every 8 hr.
Susp Childn Trichomoniasis 7-day course:
3-7 yr 100 mg tid or 15 mg/kg/day in divided doses,
1-3 yr 50 mg tid.
Giardiasis & amoebiasis 15 mg/kg in divided doses;
7-10 yr 35-50 mg/kg daily in divided doses.
Anaerobic infections 7.5 mg/kg/day every 8 hr.
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