Description
Adverse Effects
Since mebendazole vermox deworming tabs in Kenya is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract at the usual therapeutic doses, adverse effects have generally been restricted to gastrointestinal disturbances, such as transient abdominal pain and diarrhoea, and have tended to occur in patients being treated for heavy intestinal infection. Headache and dizziness have been reported. Adverse effects have been reported more frequently with the high doses tried in echinococcosis and have included allergic reactions, raised liver enzyme values, alopecia, and bone marrow depression.
Pregnancy.
Mebendazole is teratogenic in rats and the manufacturers note that there are no adequate and well controlled studies in human pregnancy. Mebendazole is therefore usually contra-indicated during pregnancy in Kenya. However, it was noted that in a survey of a limited number of pregnant women who had inadvertently taken mebendazole during the first trimester, the incidence of malformation and spontaneous abortion was no greater than that observed in the general population.
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