Drug brand Alwa (400 mg) is being manufactured and marketed by Leben Laboratories Pvt Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Albendazole. This drug comes in the form of Tablet. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 1 Tablet and is priced at Rs 12.00 (arround $0.168 US Dollar)
The main active ingredient or salt in Alwa (400 mg) is Albendazole.
Albendazole is used to treat neurocysticercosis (infection caused by the pork tapeworm in the muscles, brain, and eyes that may cause seizures, brain swelling, and vision problems). Albendazole is also used along with surgery to treat cystic hydatid disease (infection caused by the dog tapeworm in the liver, lung, and lining of the abdomen that may damage these organs). Albendazole is in a class of medications called antihelmintics. It works by killing the worms.
Alwa (400 mg) - Albendazole - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Alwa (400 mg) - Albendazole..
Generic Drug Substitutes for : Alwa (400 mg)
There are 392 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Alwa (400 mg), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Albendazole-400 mg). Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Albendazole-400 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one