Mebendazole

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

pronunciation

pronounced as (me ben' da zole)

Why is this medication prescribed?

Mebendazole, an antiworm medication, kills parasites. It is used to treat roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, whipworm, and other worm infections.

This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.


How should this medicine be used?

Mebendazole comes as a chewable tablet. It usually is taken twice a day, in the morning and evening, for 3 days or as a single (one-time) dose. You may chew the tablets, swallow them whole, or crush and mix them with food. Treatment may have to be repeated in 2-3 weeks. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take mebendazole exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.


What are the precautions to be followed?

Before taking mebendazole,
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to mebendazole or any other drugs.
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilantin), and vitamins.
  • tell your doctor if you have or have ever had stomach or liver disease.
  • tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking mebendazole, call your doctor.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Mebendazole may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
  • diarrhea
  • stomach pain

How to store the medication and dispose it of after its use later?

Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.


Drug Category/Class

  • Tubulin Modulators
  • Antinematodal Agents
  • Anthelmintics
  • Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents
  • Benzimidazole Derivatives
  • Benzimidazoles and Related Substances
  • CYP3A4 Inhibitors
  • Benzimidazole derivatives
Prescribed For the treatment of Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm), Trichuris trichiura (whipworm), Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm...
Weight :295.2927
Structure Mebendazole
Generic Drug Mebendazole prescribed For the treatment of <i>Enterobius vermicularis</i> (pinworm), <i>Trichuris trichiura</i> (whipworm), <i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i> (common roundworm...
Formula

C16H13N3O3

Mebendazole has 50 Brands listed


Eben (100 mg)Eben (30 ml)
Elmin (100 mg)Elmin (30 ml)
Emzol (30 ml)H R T (100 mg)
Helmintol (100 mg)Helmintol (30 ml)
Idibend (100 mg)Idibend (30 ml)
Kit Kat (100 mg)Kit kat (30 ml)
Lupimeb (100 mg)Mabel (100 mg)
Mebazole (100 mg)Mebendazole (100 mg) (Low Cost)
Mebendex (500 mg)Mebendocin (30 ml)
Mebengel (200 mg)Mebengel (30 ml)
Mebenth (100 mg)Mebenth (30 ml)
Mebex (100 mg)Mebex (30 ml)
Mebex (5 gm)Mebidex (100 mg)
Mebol (100 mg)Mendazole (100 mg)
Mex (100 mg)Min Min (100 mg)
Neomex (500 mg)Nuzole (100 mg)
Nuzole (30 ml)Sandin Chewable (100 mg)
Sta (500 mg)Vermil (100 mg)
W Ban (100 mg)Wormex (30 ml)
Wormin (100 mg)Wormin (30 ml)
Wormingo (100 mg)Wormingo (30 ml)
Wormizol (100 mg)Wormizole (100 mg)
Wormizole (30 ml)Wormnil (100 mg)
Zalzol (100 mg)Zalzol (30 ml)
Zumin (100 mg)Zumin (30 ml)

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