Diloxanide furoate

Paul G. Auwaerter, M.D., Kathryn Dzintars, Pharm.D., BCPS

INDICATIONS

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

  • 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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Last updated: October 18, 2022