Composition
Susp: Per 5 ml: Amodiaquine base 150 mg. Tab 150 mg: Amodiaquine base 150 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Treatment of malaria: Adults: Acute attacks in non-immune subject: Single dose of 600 mg followed by 300 mg doses 6, 24 and 48 hr later. Adults: For partially immune subjects: Single dose of 600 mg is often sufficient. Children up to 1 yr: 50 mg once a week; 1-4 yr: 50-100 mg once a week; 5-8 yr: 150- 200 mg once a week; 9-12 yr: 200-300 mg once a week.
Precautions
Impaired renal or hepatic function, porphyria, psoriasis, severe gastrointestinal, neurological or blood disorders.
Interactions
Antacids, kaolin, cimetidine, mefloguine, cyclosporin, rabies vaccine, anticoagulants, amiodarone, digoxneostigmine, pyridostigmine, moxifloxacin
Pregnancy
Caution advised or avoid
Lactation
Contraindicated
Side Effects
Abdominal cramp, blood dyscrasias, GI distress, nausea, vomiting, weakness, diarrhoea, muscular cramp, malaise, irregular heartbeat, skin-pigmentation, hair loss, tinnitus, lumpus erythematosus, corneal opacities, retinal damage, blood disorders, headache