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Category:
Description:
Indications:
Contraindications:
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Hypersensitivity
to iodine, renal disease, hepatic disease
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Severe
thyroid disease, pre-existing optic neuropathy
Precautions:
Adverse
Reactions (Side Effects):
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CNS:
agitation, headache, malaise, peripheral neuropathy
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EENT:
blurred vision, optic atrophy, optic neuritis, retinal edema, sore
throat
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GI:
abdominal cramps, anal itching, diarrhea, epigastric distress,
gastritis, nausea, rectal irritation, vomiting
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HEME:
agranulocytosis (rare)
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SKIN:
alopecia, discolored skin, hair, nails; pruritis, rash
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MISC:
chills, fever, thyroid enlargement, vertigo
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Dosage:
Administered
orally: Poorly absorbed, excreted in feces
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Adult:
PO 650mg 3 times daily after meals for 20 days, not to exceed
2g daily
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Child:
PO 30-40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses for 20 days, not to
exceed 1.95g in 24 hours for 20 days; do not repeat treatment before
2-3 weeks
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The information contained here is an abbreviated summary. For more detailed
and complete information, consult the manufacturer's product information sheets
or standard textbooks. Source:
Operational Medicine 2001, Health
Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Department
of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20372-5300
OB-GYN 101:
Introductory Obstetrics & Gynecology
© 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
Medical Education Division,
Brookside Associates, Ltd.
All rights reserved
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