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Mebendazole Brand Names- Emverm | Vermox
What is Mebendazole
Mebendazole is an oral, broad-spectrum, synthetic anthelmintic agent that is structurally similar to thiabendazole.
Mebendazole is particularly effective against susceptible gastrointestinal nematodes, such as roundworms, whipworms, pinworms, and hookworms.
Along with pyrantel pamoate, mebendazole is considered the drug of choice in treating infections caused by these nematodes
Indications
- Ancylostoma duodenale
- Angiostrongylus costaricensis
- ascariasis
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Capillaria philippinensis
- capillariasis
- Echinococcus granulosus
- enterobiasis (pinworm infection)
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Giardia lamblia
- Gnathostoma spinigerum
- hookworm infection
- hydatid cyst disease
- Hymenolepis nana
- Mansonella perstans
- Necator americanus
- Onchocerca volvulus
- Strongyloides stercoralis
- Taenia saginata
- Taenia solium
- toxocariasis
- Trichinella spiralis
- trichinosis
- trichuriasis
- Trichuris trichiura
Side Effects
- abdominal pain
- agranulocytosis
- alopecia
- anaphylactoid reactions
- angioedema
- anorexia
- diarrhea
- dizziness
- elevated hepatic enzymes
- flatulence
- glomerulonephritis
- hepatitis
- nausea
- neutropenia
- rash
- seizures
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- toxic epidermal necrolysis
- urticaria
- vomiting
Monitoring Parameters
- CBC
- LFTs
Contraindications
- agranulocytosis
- breast-feeding
- hepatic disease
- infants
- neonates
- neutropenia
- pregnancy
Interactions
- Barbiturates
- Bismuth Subcitrate Potassium; Metronidazole; Tetracycline
- Bismuth Subsalicylate; Metronidazole; Tetracycline
- Carbamazepine
- Cimetidine
- Fosphenytoin
- Metronidazole
- Phenytoin
- Rifamycins