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==Indications and Usage== | |||
Mebendazole tablets are indicated for the treatment of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ancylostoma duodenale (common hookworm), Necator americanus (American hookworm) in single or mixed infections. | |||
Efficacy varies as a function of such factors as preexisting diarrhea and gastrointestinal transit time, degree of infection, and helminth strains. Efficacy rates derived from various studies are shown in the table below:<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = MEBENDAZOLE TABLET, CHEWABLE [TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=107c3ad5-6ebe-4c98-a4a8-ac36663bd6a7 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 6 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Indications and Usage
Mebendazole tablets are indicated for the treatment of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ancylostoma duodenale (common hookworm), Necator americanus (American hookworm) in single or mixed infections.
Efficacy varies as a function of such factors as preexisting diarrhea and gastrointestinal transit time, degree of infection, and helminth strains. Efficacy rates derived from various studies are shown in the table below:[1]
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References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.