Unigentyl
secnidazole 500mg
Pharmacological Class:
Amebicide
Indications.
- Intestinal & extra intestinal amoebiasis
- Urogenital Trachomoniasis
- Giardiasis
- Bacterial vaginosis
Dosage
- Acute intestinal amoebiasis & Giardiasis – 1 day treatment:
- Adults – 2g stat
- Children – 30mk/kg body weight stat
- Hepatic Amoebiasis – 5 day treatment: Adults – 1.5g stat Children 30mg/kg stat
- Urogenital trichomoniasis / bacterial vaginosis: 1 day treatment 2g stat ( Treat sexual partner too)
- Contra – indicated in First trimester of pregnancy and in breastfeeding.
- Key Feature: Longest half life of all imidazoles 25hrs