Diloxanide furoate
Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D., Kathryn Dzintars, Pharm.D., BCPS
INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Drug not currently available for use in the U.S.
- Also known in the literature as entamide furoate or entamide.
- CDC conducted a study on the investigational use of the drug between 1977-1990.
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Amebiasis, limited to the GI lumen, caused by Entamoeba histolytica.
- As a combination therapy with other antiprotozoals, such as nitroimidazoles, for treating invasive or extraintestinal amebiasis. Diloxanide furoate is not a tissue amoebicide. Therefore, in extraintestinal infections of E. histolytica, another agent (specifically a "tissue amoebicide" like metronidazole) should be considered for use with diloxanide furoate.
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