H Ben 400 mg (Chewable Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 3.60 (40's pack: ৳ 144.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Albendazole
Company Hudson pharmaceuticals ltd

Indications

  • Single infestation of hookworm
  • Mixed infestations of roundworm and tapeworm
  • Treatment of strongyloides
  • Treatment of opisthorchi
  • Hydatid disease

Description

  • Benzimidazole anthelmintic
  • Active against most nematodes and some cestodes
  • Vermicidal, ovicidal, and larvicidal activity
  • Inhibitory effect on tubulin polymerization

Pharmacology

  • Broad spectrum anthelmintic
  • Blocks glucose uptake in susceptible helminths
  • Depletes energy level in parasites
  • Exerts anthelmintic effect by binding and inhibiting parasite tubulin polymerization

Dosage & Administration

  • Recommended dose for adults and children over 2 years
  • Recommended dose for children of 1-2 years
  • Not recommended for children under 1 year
  • Dose for patients with hydatid disease
  • Dose for cystic echinococcosis
  • Dose for alveolar echinococcosis
  • Dose for giardiasis

Interaction

  • No reported pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic interactions

Contraindications

  • Not normally used in neonates
  • Possible reduction of dose for children weighing less than 10 kg
  • Avoid in pregnant women
  • No general reduction in dosage for children
  • No evidence to alter dose 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
  • Convulsions 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 treatment
  • Monitoring during each cycle
  • Breastfeeding precautions
  • Exclude pregnancy before treatment
  • Constant medical supervision 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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