Adult Dosing

Intestinal amebiasis

• 210 mg tablet (3 tabs) PO tid x 20 days
• 650 mg tablet (1 tab) PO tid x 20 days

Note:

• To be taken after meals

Pediatric Dosing

Intestinal amebiasis

• 10-13.3 mg/kg body wt PO tid x 20 days
• Max: 1.95 g/day

Note:

• To be taken after meals

• Treatment of intestinal amebiasis

• Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of the product
• Hypersensitivity to iodine and 8-hydroxyquinolines
• Hepatic impairment
• Treatment of non-specific diarrhea

• N/A

Renal Dose Adjustment

• Renal impairment: Dose adjustments not defined

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

• Hepatic impairment: Contraindicated

• Optic neuritis, optic atrophy, and peripheral neuropathy have been reported with prolonged high dosage therapy with halogenated 8-hydroxyquinolines; avoid long-term use
• Use cautiously in patients with thyroid disorder, as protein-bound serum iodine levels may be increased during treatment with iodoquinol and thus interfere with certain thyroid function tests. Such effects may persist for 6 months after therapy discontinuation
• Discontinue therapy if hypersensitivity reactions occur

Caution: Use cautiously in

• Thyroid disorder

Pregnancy Category:NR

Breastfeeding: Safety unknown. Manufacturer advises caution.

• CNS: Headache, vertigo, malaise
• DERM: Skin reactions including papular and pustular acneiform eruptions, bullae, vegetating or tuberous iododerma; urticaria, pruritus, discoloration of hair and nails
• GI: Nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, anorexia, diarrhea, pruritus ani
• ENDO: Thyroid enlargement
• EENT: Optic neuritis, optic atrophy
• NEURO: Peripheral neuropathy, dysesthesia
• MISC: Fever, chills, weakness

• Amebicide; exact mechanism of action unknown; amebicidal against Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite and cyst forms and acts primarily in the intestinal lumen
• Minimal systemic absorption
• Metabolism: Unknown
• Excretion: Primarily feces, urine
• Half-life: Unknown

US Trade Name(s)

• Yodoxin

US Availability

Yodoxin

• TABS: 210, 650 mg

Canadian Trade Name(s)

• Diodoquin

Canadian Availability

Diodoquin

• TABS: 210, 650 mg

UK Trade Name(s)

• N/A

UK Availability

• N/A

Australian Trade Name(s)

• N/A

Australian Availability

• N/A

Antimicrobials

Antiparasitic Agents