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FDA PREGNANCY GROUP:
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B
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INDICATIONS:
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Vaginosis, bacterial |
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Abscess, intra- abdominal |
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Abscess, pulmonary |
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Abscess, tubo- ovarian |
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Acne vulgaris |
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Cellulitis, pelvic |
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Empyema |
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Endometritis |
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Infection, bone |
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Infection, gynecologic |
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Infection, intra- abdominal |
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Infection, joint |
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Infection, lower respiratory tract |
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Infection, skin and skin structure |
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Infection, vaginal cuff |
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Peritonitis |
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Pneumonia |
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Pneumonitis, anaerobic |
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Septicemia |
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SIDE EFFECTS:
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Pseudomembranous colitis |
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Hypersensitivity |
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neutropenia |
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thrombocytopenia |
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Gastrointestinal disturbances |
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Fungal overgrowth |
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Severe abdominal or stomach cramps and pain |
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abdominal tenderness |
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watery and severe diarrhea, which may also be bloody |
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fever |
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ABSOLUTE
CONTRAINDICATIONS :
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RELATIVE
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>> Gastrointestinal disease, history of, especially ulcerative colitis, regional enteritis, or antibiotic-associated colitis |
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>> Hepatic function impairment, severe |
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Hypersensitivity to lincomycins or doxorubicin |
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Renal function impairment, severe |
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ADULT DOSE:
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Antibacterial-Oral, 150 to 300 mg (base) every six hours.
[Malaria (treatment)] -Oral, 900 mg (base) three times a day for three days.
[Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii (treatment)] -Oral, 1200 to 1800 mg (base) per day in divided doses in combination with 15 to 30 mg of primaquine daily.
[Toxoplasmosis, central nervous system (CNS) (treatment)] -Oral, 1200 to 2400 mg (base) per day in divided doses in combination with 50 to 100 mg of pyrimethamine daily. |
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MAXIMUM ADULT DOSE:
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PEDIATRIC DOSE:
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Antibacterial-Infants up to 1 month of age: Dosage must be individualized by physician. Use with caution.
Infants 1 month of age and over: Oral, 2 to 5 mg (base) per kg of body weight every six hours; or 2.7 to 6.7 mg per kg of body weight every eight hours.
Note: In children weighing 10 kg or less, the minimum recommended dose is 37.5 mg every eight hours.
[Malaria (treatment)] -Oral, 6.7 to 13.3 mg per kg of body weight three times a day for three days. |
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