Alben / Albendazole 200 mg - Worms Treatment

Alben  / Albendazole 200 mg   - Worms Treatment 

TYPICAL USAGE: Ascaris, hookworm, enterobius and trichuris. Tapeworms and strongyloidosis. Trichinosis. Neurocysticercosis. Cutaneous larva migrans. Hydatid disease. Filariasis.

SIDE EFFECTS: Headache, nausea, dizziness, allergic reactions, pruritus, alopecia and dry mouth. Bone marrow depression

DRUG INTERACTION: Tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: cimetidine, praziquantel, theophylline. Before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

MECHANISM OF ACTION: Albendazole acts by blocking glucose uptake in the parasite and depletion of its glycogen stores. Intracellular microtubules in the cells of worm are gradually lost. It binds with microtubular protein -tubulin of the parasite with high affinity and inhibits its polymerization