Tablet
50 mg
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
To be taken after meals
Lymphatic filariasis(bancroftian)
Adult and child over 10 years: 1 mg/kg twice
daily on the first day and increased gradually over 3 days to 3
mg/kg every 12 hours (max 9 mg/kg daily in divided doses) for 12
days
Child under 10 years: 0.5 mg/kg twice daily on
the first day and increased gradually over 3 days to 1.5 mg/kg 2
times a day for 12 days
Lymphatic filariasis (brugian)
Adult and child over 10 years: 1 mg/kg as a
single dose on the first day, increased gradually over 3 days to
3–6 mg/kg daily, preferably in divided doses after meals, for
6–12 days
Child under 10 years: half the adult dose
For mass treatment control programmes
Adult and child over 10 years: 3–6 mg/kg in
divided dos es over 24 hours, 6 times at weekly or monthly
intervals
Child under 10 years: half the adult dose
Occult filariasis
Adult:8 mg/kg once daily for 14 days, repeated
as necessary if symptoms return
Loiasis
Adult:1 mg/kg as a single dose on the first
day, doubled on 2 successive days, then adjusted to 2–3 mg/kg 3
times daily for a further 18 days
Loiasis prophylaxis
Adult:300 mg weekly for as long as exposure
occurs