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Mebendazole (me-BEN-da-zole) belongs to the family of medicines called anthelmintics ( ant-hel-MIN-tiks) . Anthelmintics are medicines used in the treatment of worm infections. Mebendazole is used to treat: Common roundworms (ascariasis); Hookworm infections (uncinariasis); Pinworms (enterobiasis; oxyuriasis); Whipworms (trichuriasis); and More than one worm infection at a time. Mebendazole may also be used for other worm infections as determined by your doctor. Mebendazole works by keeping the worm from absorbing sugar (glucose). This gradually causes loss of energy and death of the worm. Mebendazole is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form: Oral Chewable tablets (U.S. and Canada)
Mebendazole, an antiworm medication, kills parasites. It is used to treat roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, whipworm, and other worm infections. Mebendazole is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Mebendazole comes as a chewable tablet. It usually is taken twice a day, in the morning and evening, for 3 days or as a single (one-time) dose. You may chew the tablets, swallow them whole, or crush and mix them with food. Treatment may have to be repeated in 2-3 weeks. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Mebendazole exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Brand names: - Mebendazole - Vermox |