Which of the following drugs is LEAST effective luminal amoebicide?
Metronidazole
Diloxanide furoate
Iodoquinol
Paromomycin
(Ref: KDT 6/e p798, 799) Metronidazole is least effective luminal amoebicide because it is almost completely absorbed in small intestine and little drug is available to act in the colon.
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