Diarrhea:
Indications for: DIFICID
Clostridioides difficile-associated diarrhea.
Adult Dosage:
Use tabs. ≥18yrs: 200mg twice daily for 10 days.
Children Dosage:
<6months: not established. Use oral susp. Give twice daily for 10 days (w. oral dosing syringe). 6months–<18yrs (4–<7kg): 80mg; (7–<9kg): 120mg; (9–<12.5kg): 160mg; (≥12.5kg): 200mg (as oral susp or tabs if able to swallow).
DIFICID Warnings/Precautions:
Not effective for treating other types of infections (minimal systemic absorption). Known macrolide allergy. Discontinue if severe hypersensitivity reactions occur. Pregnancy. Nursing mothers.
See Also:
DIFICID Classification:
Macrolide antibiotic.
Adverse Reactions:
Adults: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, GI hemorrhage, anemia, neutropenia; Children: pyrexia, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, increased aminotransferases, rash.
Generic Drug Availability:
NO
How Supplied:
Tabs—20; Susp—150mL
