Therapeutic Action
Anthelminthic (taenicide)
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Anthelminthic (taenicide)
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Taeniasis: beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata), pork tapeworm (Taenia solium), dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) and fish tapeworm (Diphyllobothrium latum)
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May cause: gastrointestinal disturbances. Pregnancy: no contra-indication Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
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500 mg chewable tablet
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T. saginata, T. solium and D. latum Child under 2 years: 500 mg single dose Child from 2 to 6 years: 1 g single dose Child over 6 years and adult: 2 g single dose H. nana Child under 2 years: 500 mg on D1, then 250 mg once daily for 6 days Child from 2 to 6 years: 1 g on D1, then 500 mg once daily for 6 days Child over 6 years and adult: 2 g on D1, then 1 g once daily for 6 days
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Chew or crush the tablets before swallowing with water. In the event of vomiting, the single dose may be divided in 2 doses taken with an interval of one hour. As niclosamide is a taenicide not a taenifuge, do not expect the patient to expel the worm, portions are voided in a partially digested form. Niclosamide is not active against the larval form of T. solium (cysticercosis).
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– Below 25 °C
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2 g single dose
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2 g on D1, then 1 g once daily for 6 days
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