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==Package Insert== | ==Package Insert== | ||
'''[[Iodoquinol description|Description]]''' | '''[[Iodoquinol description|Description]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol | '''| [[Iodoquinol inactive ingredients|Inactive Ingredients]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol | '''| [[Iodoquinol action|Action]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol indications | '''| [[Iodoquinol indications|Indications]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol contraindications|Contraindications]]''' | '''| [[Iodoquinol contraindications|Contraindications]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol warnings | '''| [[Iodoquinol warnings|Warnings]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol use in pregnancy|Use in Pregnancy]]''' | |||
'''| [[Iodoquinol precautions|Precautions]]''' | |||
'''| [[Iodoquinol adverse reactions|Adverse Reactions]]''' | '''| [[Iodoquinol adverse reactions|Adverse Reactions]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol dosage and administration|Dosage and Administration]]''' | '''| [[Iodoquinol dosage and administration|Dosage and Administration]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol how supplied|How Supplied]]''' | '''| [[Iodoquinol how supplied|How Supplied]]''' | ||
'''| [[Iodoquinol | '''| [[Iodoquinol storage|Storage]]''' | ||
==Mechanisms of Action== | ==Mechanisms of Action== | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 30 December 2013
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The quinoline derivative diiodohydroxyquinoline (INN) or iodoquinol (USAN) can be used in the treatment of amebiasis, balantidiasis, and Dientamoeba fragilis.[1] It is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and is used as a luminal agent to eradicate both cysts and trophozoites infestating the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract.
Category
Amebicide
US Brand Names
YODOXIN®
Package Insert
Description | Inactive Ingredients | Action | Indications | Contraindications | Warnings
| Use in Pregnancy | Precautions | Adverse Reactions | Dosage and Administration | How Supplied | Storage
Mechanisms of Action
Iodoquinol acts by chelation of Fe2+ which is essential for metabolism.