Helmox 100 mg/5 ml (Oral Suspension)

30 ml bottle: ৳ 12.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Mebendazole
Company Rephco pharmaceuticals ltd

Title and Categories

  • Helmox Anthelmintic Medicine

Indications

  • Treatment of threadworms
  • Treatment of whipworms
  • Treatment of roundworms
  • Treatment of hookworms

Pharmacology

  • Broad-spectrum anthelmintic
  • Active against nematodes
  • Inhibition of worms' microtubules
  • Glucose depletion in worms
  • Oral administration absorption
  • Plasma protein binding
  • Elimination half-life

Dosage and Administration

  • Dosage for adults
  • Dosage for children over 2 years
  • Dosage for different types of worms
  • Single-dose regimen
  • Twice daily regimen for 3 days
  • Reinfection dosage

Interaction

  • Cimetidine inhibition of metabolism
  • Potential increase in plasma concentration

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity contraindication

Side Effects

  • Gastrointestinal symptoms
  • Transient abdominal pain
  • Diarrhoea
  • Hypersensitivity reactions
  • Rash
  • Urticaria
  • Angioedema
  • Central Nervous System effects
  • Rare convulsions
  • Haematologic effects
  • Neutropenia
  • Agranulocytosis

Pregnancy and Lactation

  • Not recommended in pregnant women
  • Unknown excretion in human milk
  • Caution during nursing

Precautions and Warnings

  • Periodic assessment of organ system functions
  • Potential risk to the fetus
  • Importance of cleanliness to prevent reinfection and transmission

Use in Special Populations

  • Limited study in children under two years
  • Consideration of relative benefit/risk for children under two years

Overdose Effects

  • Accidental overdosage effects
  • Gastrointestinal complaints
  • Vomiting induction
  • Purging induction

Therapeutic Class

  • Anthelmintic

Storage Conditions

  • Cool and dry storage
  • Below 25°C temperature
  • Protection from light
  • Keep out of reach of children

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