Albendol 200 mg/5 ml (Oral Suspension)

10 ml bottle: ৳ 15.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Albendazole
Company Globex pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Albendol 400 mg chewable tablet

Title

  • Albendol - Medicine Product
  • Albendol Anthelmintic

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Anthelmintic
  • Anti-parasitic
  • Healthcare

Description

  • Benzimidazole Anthelmintic
  • Broad Spectrum Anthelmintic
  • Vermicidal, Ovicidal, and Larvicidal activities
  • Inhibitory effect on tubulin polymerization
  • Blocks glucose uptake in susceptible helminths
  • Depletes energy level in parasites
  • Metabolized in the liver
  • Poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract

Indications

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

Pharmacology

  • Exerts anthelmintic effect by blocking glucose uptake
  • Depletes energy level in susceptible helminths
  • Binds and inhibits parasite tubulin polymerization
  • Extensively metabolized, probably in the liver
  • Poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract
  • Extensive first-pass metabolism

Dosage & Administration

  • 400mg as a single dose for certain infections
  • In cases of strongyloidiasis or taeniasis, 400mg daily for 3 consecutive days
  • Recommended dose for children of 1-2 years and children over 2 years
  • Different dosage for hydatid disease (Echinococcosis)
  • Recommended dose for giardiasis

Interaction

  • No reported pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic interactions

Contraindications

  • Neonates, pregnant women, children weighing less than 10kg
  • No general reduction in dosage for children
  • No evidence for dosage alteration in renal, hepatic or cardiac failure

Side Effects

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

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • FDA Pregnancy category - C
  • Avoid in pregnancy and lactation unless benefits outweigh risks

Precautions & Warnings

  • Blood counts and liver function tests before and during treatment
  • Exclusion of pregnancy before treatment
  • Constant medical supervision for Echinococcosis treatment

Therapeutic Class

  • Anthelmintic

Storage Conditions

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

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