VERMOX 500MG | DEWORMING | MEBENDAZOLE – 1 TAB

KSh710.00

Mebendazole in Kenya, being poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, is used principally in the treatment of the intestinal nematode infections ascariasis (roundworm infection), enterobiasis (pinworm or threadworm infections), hookworm (ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis), and trichuriasis (whipworm infection); it is useful in mixed infections. During treatment with mebendazole, migration of worms with expulsion through the mouth and nose has occurred in some patients.

Vermox is given by mouth. The usual dose for adults and children aged over 2 years with enterobiasis is 100 mg as a single dose, repeated if necessary after 2 to 3 weeks; for ascariasis, hookworm infections, and trichuriasis the usual dose in adults and children over 1 year is 100 mg twice daily for 3 days, although a single dose of 500 mg may be effective.

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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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