Secnid 500 mg Tablet 4 Piece

Product Description:

• Secnidazole is used to treat vaginal infection (vaginosis) caused by bacteria in adult women and trichomoniasis (an infection of the sex organs in men or women caused by protozoa).
• Antiparasitic of the nitroimidazole series. Its activity affects Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Trichomonas vaginalis and Gardnerella vaginalis.
• Treatment of intestinal amebiasis, Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis, chronic amebiasis, hepatic amebiasis, intestinal amebiasis (acute, asymptomatic), urethritis and vaginitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, nonspecific vaginitis or bacterial vaginosis.
• It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth.

How to use:

• Secnidazole tablet should be administered orally.
• The dosage schedule of Secnidazole tablet is mentioned below:

Amoebiasis:

Acute intestinal amoebiasis:

ADULTS:

• 2 gm single dose (2x1000 mg tablet), taken preferably just before meal.

CHILDREN:

• 30 mg/kg single dose, taken preferably just before meal.

Asymptomatic amoebiasis (minute & cystic form):

Adults:

• 2 gm once daily (2x1000 mg tablet) for only 3 days, taken preferably just before meal.

Children:

• 30 mg/kg once daily for only 3 days, taken preferably just before meal.

Hepatic amoebiasis :

ADULTS:

• 50 gm/day, in a single or divided dose, just before meal for 5 days.

CHILDREN:

• 30 mg/kg/day, in a single or divided dose, just before meal for 5 days.

N.B.: Evacuation of pus must be performed simultaneously with Secnidazole treatment at the suppurative stage of hepatic amoebiasis.

Giardiasis :

ADULTS:

• 2 gm single dose (2x1000 mg tablet), taken preferably just before meal.

CHILDREN:

• 35-50 mg/kg single dose, taken preferably just before meal.

Trichomoniasis :

Adults:

• 2 gm single dose (2x1000 mg tablet), taken preferably just before meal.

Children:

• 30 mg/kg single dose, taken preferably just before meal.
• The partner should also receive the same treatment concomitantly.

Warnings And Precautions:

• Secnidazole is contraindicated for those patients who are hypersensitive to imidazole derivatives.
• Store in a cool dry place, protected from heat.

Ingredients:

• Secnidazole