DANOXONE
FURAZOLIDONE, ORAL · by XENON
ANTIDIARRHEALS, INTESTINAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY/ANTIINFECTIVE Absorbent/Antibacterial/Antiprotozoal XENON
Composition
Susp: Per 5 ml: Furazolidone 25 mg, kaolin, pectin. Tab: Furazolidone 100 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Bacillary dysentery, various types of diarrhoea, GI infections caused by giardia lambia, typhoid, cholera: Susp: Adults: 4 tsp 4 times a day. Tab: Adults: 1 tab 4 times a day. Children: 1-4 yr, 1 tsp 4 times a day.
Contraindications
G6PD deficiency, infants, elderly.
Precautions
G6PD deficiency, allergies, pregnancy.
Pregnancy
Risk cannot be ruled out.
Lactation
Caution advised or effect undetermined.
Side Effects
Hepatotoxicity, agranulocytosis, hacmolytic anemia, acute pulmonary reactions, drowsiness, headache, urticaria, nausea, vomiting, hypotension, rashes.