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Antiparasitic Drugs
Antiparasitic drugs include:
- pyrantel pamoate, for use against various nematodes
- mebendazole
Single-dose regimens of oral albendazole (Albenza), mebendazole (Vermox), and pyrantel pamoate are effective against Ascaris lumbricoides. Only albendazole is effective against hookworm. No single-dose regimen appears effective against Trichuris trichiura. (LOE = 1a-)
Keiser J, Utzinger J. Efficacy of current drugs against soil-transmitted helminth infections. Systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA 2008;299:1937-1948.
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