Therapeutic Action
Anthelminthic
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Anthelminthic
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Fascioliasis (Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica infections) Paragonimiasis
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Do not administer to patients with hypersensitivity to triclabendazole or other benzimidazoles (albendazole, flubendazole, mebendazole, tiabendazole). May cause: abdominal pain, mild fever, headache, dizziness. Pregnancy: no contra-indication Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
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250 mg tablet
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Fascioliasis Child and adult: 10 mg/kg single dose Paragonimiasis Child and adult: 10 mg/kg 2 times daily
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Take tablets after meals. Due to its efficacy, good tolerance, and ease of administration, triclabendazole is the drug of choice for fascioliasis. Bithionol may be used as an alternative to triclabendazole in the treatment of fascioliasis: 30 mg/kg daily for 5 days. Unlike infections with other flukes, fascioliasis does not respond to praziquantel.
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– Below 25 °C
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10 mg/kg single dose
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10 mg/kg 2 times daily
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