Fidaxomicin overdosage

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Fidaxomicin
DIFICID ® FDA Package Insert
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Microbiology
Indications and Usage
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Overdosage
Dosage and Administration
How Supplied
Labels and Packages

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chetan Lokhande, M.B.B.S [2]

Overdosage

No cases of acute overdose have been reported in humans. No drug-related adverse effects were seen in dogs dosed with fidaxomicin tablets at 9600 mg/day (over 100 times the human dose, scaled by weight) for 3 months.[1]

References

  1. "DIFICID (FIDAXOMICIN) TABLET, FILM COATED [OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.]".

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.