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Prescription, Pharmacy & Cancer Drugs » Gastrointestinal » Damizol (Diloxanide Furoate / Metronidazole) Damizol is a combination of diloxanide furoate and metronidazole useful in the treatment of intestinal and extra intestinal amoebic infections. Diloxanide furoate is a luminal amoebicide acting on the amoebic cyst and trophozite within the lumen of the bowel. Metronidazole is a tissue amoebicide affecting the parasite in the intestinal wall or other organs. Buy Damizol (Diloxanide Furoate / Metronidazole) and other Gastrointestinal products online at Medstore. Buy Online at Medstore - Click Here!
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