Complete dosing information for METRONIDAZOLE ORAL
Medical guidance required: Dosing information here is for educational purposes. Your healthcare provider will determine the appropriate dose based on your specific condition, kidney function, other medications, and medical history. Never adjust your dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
2 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Trichomoniasis: Adult Female and Male Patients: One-day treatment: 2 g (20 mL) of LIKMEZ, given either as a single oral dose or in 2 divided oral doses of 1 g (10 mL) each, given on the same day. ( 2.1 ) Seven-day course of treatment: 250 mg (2.5 mL) of LIKMEZ given three times daily for 7 consecutive days. ( 2.1 ) Individualize the dosing regimen. ( 2.1 ) Amebiasis: Adult Patients: For acute intestinal amebiasis (acute amebic dysentery): 750 mg (7.5 mL) orally three times daily for 5 days to 10 days. ( 2.2 ) For amebic liver abscess: 500 mg (5 mL) or 750 mg (7.5 mL) orally three times daily for 5 days to 10 days. ( 2.2 ) Pediatric Patients : 35 mg/kg/24 hours to 50 mg/kg/24 hours, divided into three doses, to a maximum dose of 2,250 mg/24 hours (maximum dose 750 mg/dose or 7.5 mL/dose),orally for 10 days. ( 2.2 ) Anaerobic Bacterial Infections: In the treatment of most serious anaerobic infections, intravenous metronidazole is usually administered initially