Re: Metronidazole dosage question
- From: Linda S. <lindas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:59:07 -0600
On 29 Nov 2005 12:29:23 -0800, "Sbharris[atsign]ix.netcom.com"
<sbharris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>Linda S. wrote:
>> What's the minimum effective dosage for a teenager in the treatment of
>> trichomoniasis? I've seen 2-g one time only, 1-g bid one day only,
>> 250-mg tid 7 days, 500-mg bid 7 days. But considering the bad side
>> effects and carcinogenic nature of this drug, I am trying to see what
>> other people think about lower dosages. Would either a 1-g one time
>> only or say 750-mg bid one day only be enough?
>
>The more you try to game the system by going to the thinner doses, the
>more chance you have of failing. So it depends on your method of
>feedback. If you have a good method to know you're infected, then you
>can try the lower amount and double it (in duration or dose) if it
>doesn't work.
>
>And stop trying to be like those New Yorkers who want the A salad with
>the B dressing but without the C and D and can you get F ala carte.
>You probably aren't going to tip large enough for that.
>
>SBH
I think I found a partial answer: Most web sites in the UK/Austr/NZ on
trich says to take 800 mg total per 24 hrs for 5 days. For single-dose
treatment, "CONCLUSION: A single 1.5-g dose of metronidazole has
efficacy equivalent to a single 2-g dose for the treatment of T
vaginalis vaginitis." Obstet Gynecol. 1997 May;89(5 Pt 1):699-703.
.
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