- Amoebiasis with diarrhoea symptoms such stomach pain, cramps, loose stools and flatulence:
- Adults:
- PO 1 tab TDS *5/7
- PO 1 tab TDS *5/7
- Adults:
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- Children:
- PO 5mL TDS *5/7
- Children:
- Tablet:
- 250mg/25mg/300mg
- Suspension:
- 5mg/12.5mg/75mg per 5mL
- Taken after meals
Diloxanide: Luminal amoebicidal acting on amoebic cyst and trophozoite within the lumen of the bowel.
Simethicone: It alters gas bubble surface tension hence disperses and prevents gas pockets in the GI system
Tinidazole: Antiprotozoal. It inhibits protozoal DNA synthesis by damage of the DNA strands inhibiting their nucleic acid synthesis.
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Stomach pain/epigastric pain
- Constipation
- Flatulence
- Fatigue
- Dizziness
- Loss of appetite
- Cramps
- Kidney Disease
- Liver Disease
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Alcoholism
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Cholera Vaccine
- Disulfiram
- Levothyroxine
- Warfarin
- Liothyronine
- Atorvastatin
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription only |
| Pregnancy | Not recommended |
| Breastfeeding | Not recommended |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinilox-MPS | 250mg/25mg/300mg | Tablet | 100’s | Yash Pharma | Surgilinks Ltd |
| Tinilox-MPS | 62.5mg/12.5mg/75mg per 5mL | Suspension | 100mL | Yash Pharma | Surgilinks Ltd |