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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Antitrypanosomal drugs for treatment of Chagas disease Drug Age group Dosage Benznidazole ≤12 years 10 mg/kg per day orally in two divided doses for 60 days 12 years or older 5 to 7 mg/kg per day orally in two divided doses for 60 days Nifurtimox ≤10 years 15 to 20 mg/kg per day orally in three or four divided doses for 90 days 11 to 16 years 12.5 to 15 mg/kg per day orally in three or four divided doses for 90 days 17 years or older 8 to 10 mg/kg per day orally in three or four divided doses for 90 to 120 days Please see text for additional notes regarding use, adverse effects, and availability.