Tablet
500 mg
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
Intestinal amoebiasis
Adult and child >12 years: 2 g once daily for 2–3 days.
Child 1 month–12 years: 50–60 mg/kg (max 2000 mg) once daily for 3 days.
Amoebic involvement of the liver
Adult and child >12 years: 1500–2000 mg once daily for 3–6 days.
Child 1 month–12 years: 50–60 mg/kg (max 2000 mg) once daily for 5 days.
Trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis and giardiasis
Adult and child > 12 years: 2000 mg as a single dose.
Child 1 month–12 years: 50–75 mg/kg (max 2 g) as a single dose.
Anaerobic infections
Adult: 2 g, followed by 1000 mg daily or 500 mg 2 times daily for 6 days.