Albentas 400 mg (Chewable Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Albendazole
Company Veritas pharmaceuticals ltd

Indications

  • Single and mixed infestations of hookworm, roundworm, threadworm, whipworm, strongyloides, tapeworm, opisthorchi, hydatid

Description

  • Benzimidazole anthelmintic
  • Active against most nematodes and some cestodes
  • Used in the treatment of intestinal nematode infections

Pharmacology

  • Exhibits vermicidal, ovicidal, and larvicidal activities
  • Blocks glucose uptake in susceptible helminths
  • Depletes energy level in parasites
  • Binds and inhibits parasite tubulin polymerization
  • Extensively metabolized in the liver
  • Poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract

Dosage & Administration

  • Recommended doses for adults, children over 2 years, children of 1-2 years
  • Not recommended for children under 1 year
  • Different doses for hydatid disease, strongyloidiasis, taeniasis, giardiasis
  • Instructions for repeated treatment cycles

Interaction

  • No reported pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic interactions

Contraindications

  • Not normally used in neonates
  • Potential dose reduction for children weighing less than 10 kg
  • Avoid in pregnancy or women thought to be pregnant
  • No evidence for dose alteration in renal, hepatic, or cardiac failure

Side Effects

  • Gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Changes in liver enzymes
  • Reversible alopecia
  • Rash
  • Fever
  • Blood disorders including leucopenia and pancytopenia
  • Allergic shock if cyst leakage
  • Convulsion and meningism in cerebral disease

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • US FDA Pregnancy category: C
  • Avoid in pregnancy and lactation unless potential benefits outweigh possible risks

Precautions & Warnings

  • Blood counts and liver function tests before treatment and twice during each cycle
  • Breastfeeding
  • Exclude pregnancy before starting treatment
  • Constant medical supervision with regular monitoring for echinococcosis treatment

Therapeutic Class

  • Anthelmintic

Storage Conditions

  • Keep in a dry place, away from light and heat
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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