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==Administration==
*Type: [[Antiparasitic]], active against [[giardia]] and [[cryptosporidium]]
*Dosage Forms:
*Routes of Administration: Oral
*Common Trade Names: 

==Adult Dosing==
*500mg PO BID x 3 days

==Pediatric Dosing==
*1-3yo: 100mg BID x 3 days
*4-11yo: 200mg BID x 3 days
*>11yo: 500mg BID x 3 days

==Special Populations==
*[[Drug pregnancy categories|Pregnancy Rating]]: B
*Lactation risk: infant risk cannot be ruled out
*Renal dosing:
*Hepatic dosing:

==Contraindications==
*Allergy to class/drug

==Adverse Reactions==
===Serious===

===Common===
*Abdominal pain, nausea
*Headache
*Abnormal color of urine

==Pharmacology==
*Half-life: 1-1.6h
*Metabolism: 
*Excretion: Mostly fecal

==Mechanism of Action==
*inhibits pyruvate ferredoxin oxidoreductase, which is essential to anaerobic energy metabolism

==Comments==

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