Sunday, March 22, 2009

Mebendazole


Mebendazole or MBZ, marketed as Ovex, Vermox, Antiox, is a benzimidazole drug that is used to treat infestations by worms including pinworms, roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, and whipworms.

Oral dosage is 100 mg per dose, two doses per day, for three days. This regime is repeated two weeks later if the infection has not cleared up. The dosage may differ depending on which type of worm someone is infected with.

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