Benzonidazole is a medicine known commercially as Rochagan.
This drug is an antiparasitic given orally, specifically used against Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan that causes Chagas' disease.
Indications for Benzonidazole
Chagas disease.
Side Effects of Benzonidazole
Blood changes; abdominal pain; Headache; allergies to the skin; fatigue; insufficiency of the liver and kidneys.
Contraindications of Benzonidazole
Pregnant or lactating women.
How to use Benzonidazole
Oral use
Adults and Children over 12 years
- Administer 5 to 7 mg per kg of body weight per day, divided into 2 doses, one after breakfast and the other after dinner (12-hour interval between doses).
Children under 12 years old
- They may receive doses of up to 10 mg per kg body weight per day for the first 10 to 20 days of treatment, then decrease the dose to 5 to 7 mg per kg of body weight per day.
Treatment with Bezonidazole should be maintained for 30 to 60 consecutive days.
