Nitazoxanide indications and usage

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Nitazoxanide
ALINIA® FDA Package Insert
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Indications and Usage

Diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium parvum

Alinia for Oral Suspension (patients 1 year of age and older) and Alinia Tablets (patients 12 years and older) are indicated for the treatment of diarrhea caused by Giardia lamblia or [[[Cryptosporidium parvum]].

Alinia for Oral Suspension and Alinia Tablets have not been shown to be superior to placebo for the treatment of diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum in HIV-infected or immunodeficient patients.[1]

Chemotherapeutics Neglected Tropical Diseases World Health Organization:

References

  1. "ALINIA (NITAZOXANIDE) TABLET ALINIA (NITAZOXANIDE) POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION [ROMARK LABORATORIES, LC]".

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.