Diethylcarbamazine Citrate

Diethylcarbamazine Citrate Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Diethylcarbamazine Citrate
Uses
Dosage
Side Effect
Precautions
Interactions
Uses during Pregnancy
Uses during Breastfeeding
Accute Overdose
Food Interaction
Half Life
Volume of Distribution
Clearance
Interaction With other Medicine
Contradiction
Storage

Trade Name	Diethylcarbamazine Citrate
Generic	Diethylcarbamazine Citrate
Type
Therapeutic Class	Other Anti-protozoals
Manufacturer
Available Country	Bangladesh
Last Updated:	September 24, 2024 at 5:38 am

Uses

Diethylcarbamazine is indicated for Filariasis, Lymphatic filariasis, Pulmonary eosinophilia, Loiasis, Toxocariasis.

Dosage

Diethylcarbamazine Citrate dosage

Inital: 1 mg/kg/day, may increase to 6 mg/kg/day over 3 days, then maintain for 3 wk. Prophylaxis of loiasis 300 mg/wk.

Side Effects

Fever, headache, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, chills.Potentially Fatal: Severe hypersensitivity reactions may occur especially in the treatment of onchocerciasis where rare Mazzotti reaction characterised by rash, itching, headache, muscle and joint pains, tachycardia, postural hypotension may start within 2 hr of drug administration. Encephalitis and retinal haemorrhage.

Precaution

Patients with poor health.Lactation: not known if excreted in breast milk

Interaction

There are no known drug interactions and none well documented.

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding use

Pregnancy Category- X. Studies in animals or humans have demonstrated fetal abnormalities and/or there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on adverse reaction data from investigational or marketing experience, and the risks involved in use of the drug in pregnant women clearly outweigh potential benefits.