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How to Use

To help clear up your infection completely, it is important that you receive melarsoprol for the full time of treat and on a regular schedule. It is also necessary for you to stay in the hospital while receiving this drug so your family doctor can check on your condition.

Dosage

The dose you receive each day, the time allowed between doses and the length of time you receive the drug depend on the severity of the medical problem for which you are receiving melarsoprol .

• For injection dosage form:
  • For African sleeping sickness:
    • Adults Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The drug is injected into a vein. The dose is given once a day for three days. Treatment can be repeated three or four times with an interval of one week in between courses of treat.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The drug is injected into a vein. The dose is given once a day. Treatment is repeated at intervals of one to five days, for a total of nine to ten doses.