Post by tomcamp on Aug 23, 2010 8:56:53 GMT -5
From: Bruce McFadden <BCMCF@BHAM.RR.COM>
Date: August 21, 2010 11:18:16 AM CDT
Subject: Mebendazole, Albendazole
We will have Mebendazole 100mg, 500 mg , Albendazole 400mg
From the Pharmacist at Blessings.org
Mebendazole 100mg, 500mg or Albendazole 400mg?
For almost 20 years common intestinal worm infections were treated with mebendazole 100mg b.i.d. for three days. Indeed, this was and is effective for treatment of common round worms, pin worms, hookworms and whipworms. More recently mebendazole 500mg tablets have been formulated for the purpose of single tablet treatment programs with much fanfare that compliance would be 100%. True enough. However, the efficacy of single tablet treatment remained in question until a few years ago when a study reported that while roundworms (ascariasis) are effectively treated by the 500mg single tablet dose, the efficacy of treatment of whipworm was greatly reduced and the efficacy of treating hookworm was very poor (7.6% cure rate vs 96% cure rate using 100mg tablets bid x 3 days). So where a population is known to be infected with whipworms and hookworm, use of the 100mg dose of mebendazole bid x 3 day is mandatory.
Albendazole is an anthelmintic that is similar to mebendazole except that more is absorbed than mebendazole. A single 400mg tablet is effective in the treatment of roundworms, pinworms, hookworms in children (2 years and older) and adults. The advantage of albendazole is that it is also useful for treating non-intestinal worm infections. Both whipworm and cutaneous larva migrans infections can be treated with 400mg for 3 days. Even neurocysticercosis (larval infection of Taenia solium) can be treated using the 400mg albendazole bid for 8-30 days. Even though most short-term medical teams lack the ability to diagnose tissue worm effectively, the use of albendazole will no doubt increase with time.
Date: August 21, 2010 11:18:16 AM CDT
Subject: Mebendazole, Albendazole
We will have Mebendazole 100mg, 500 mg , Albendazole 400mg
From the Pharmacist at Blessings.org
Mebendazole 100mg, 500mg or Albendazole 400mg?
For almost 20 years common intestinal worm infections were treated with mebendazole 100mg b.i.d. for three days. Indeed, this was and is effective for treatment of common round worms, pin worms, hookworms and whipworms. More recently mebendazole 500mg tablets have been formulated for the purpose of single tablet treatment programs with much fanfare that compliance would be 100%. True enough. However, the efficacy of single tablet treatment remained in question until a few years ago when a study reported that while roundworms (ascariasis) are effectively treated by the 500mg single tablet dose, the efficacy of treatment of whipworm was greatly reduced and the efficacy of treating hookworm was very poor (7.6% cure rate vs 96% cure rate using 100mg tablets bid x 3 days). So where a population is known to be infected with whipworms and hookworm, use of the 100mg dose of mebendazole bid x 3 day is mandatory.
Albendazole is an anthelmintic that is similar to mebendazole except that more is absorbed than mebendazole. A single 400mg tablet is effective in the treatment of roundworms, pinworms, hookworms in children (2 years and older) and adults. The advantage of albendazole is that it is also useful for treating non-intestinal worm infections. Both whipworm and cutaneous larva migrans infections can be treated with 400mg for 3 days. Even neurocysticercosis (larval infection of Taenia solium) can be treated using the 400mg albendazole bid for 8-30 days. Even though most short-term medical teams lack the ability to diagnose tissue worm effectively, the use of albendazole will no doubt increase with time.