Diloxanide Furoate
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Diloxanide is a medication used to treat amoeba infections.[1] In places where infections are not common, it is a second line treatment after paromomycin when a person has no symptoms.[2] For people who are symptomatic, it is used after treatment with metronidazole or tinidazole.[2] It is taken by mouth.[1] Diloxanide generally has mild side effects.[3] Side effects may include flatulence, vomiting, and itchiness....
Requesting details about this med for pharmacology ## whats the use of dilfur? ## Dilfur is a brand name for [Diloxanide Furoate] a type of medicine known as an amoebicide. It is used to treat amoebic dysentry, which is a tropical disease caused by infection of the bowel with an amoeba called Entamoeba histolytica.
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