Vermox. Reviews of doctors. Instructions

The drug "Vermox" refers to anthelmintic drugs. The drug has a wide range of effects. The maximum effectiveness of specialists noted with trichocephalosis and enterobiosis.

Vermox. Description. Pharmacokinetics

The drug provokes irreversible disorders in the process of glucose utilization. As a result of its action in the tissues of helminths glycogen stores are depleted, the synthesis of cellular tubulin and adenosine triphosphate is inhibited. The drug contains mebendazole as an active ingredient. The agent is almost not absorbed in the intestine. After penetration there is a non-uniform distribution of tissues and organs. The medication is found in the larvae of parasites (helminths), liver, adipose tissue. Almost all the preparation is excreted with feces unchanged. About 5-10% of the absorbed product is excreted by the kidneys.

Indications

The medicine "Vermox" (doctors' reviews indicate this) is effective for ascariasis, trichinosis, strongyloidiasis, enterobiasis. Indications include trichocephalus, ankylostomiasis, teniosis, gnathostomosis, alveococcosis. The drug is prescribed for capillarial, echinococcosis, and also for mixed helminthic invasions.

Dosing regimen

The medication is taken orally with a small volume of fluid. The "Vermox" tablet for children is allowed to dissolve in water and give in the form of a suspension. When enterobiosis, patients with 10 years of age are prescribed 100 mg once, from two to five years - 25-50 mg once. If there is a higher probability of relapse, the therapy is repeated after two to four weeks at the same dose. It should be prescribed to all family members. Dosage with mixed invasions, strongyloidosis, teniosis, ankylostomiasis, trichocephalosis and ascariasis - one hundred milligrams per day for three days. Treatment of echinococcosis with Vermox (doctors' testimonies confirm this) should be carried out according to the following scheme: from the first to the third day, 500 mg twice a day is prescribed, in the next three days the number of receptions is increased up to three times. Further, the dosage is gradually increased to the maximum (25-30 mg / kg of weight per day), dividing it into three or four doses. When trichinosis is prescribed for 200-400 mg three times a day for three days, from the fourth to the tenth day - 400-500 mg 3 r / d.

Adverse Reactions

"Vermox" remedy (doctors' reviews warn about this) can provoke abdominal pain, nausea, and dizziness.

Contraindications

Not recommended for pregnancy, children under two years of age, with ulcerative colitis, insufficiency of hepatic function. To the contraindications to taking the drug "Vermox" (the doctors' reviews confirm this) include Crohn's disease, hypersensitivity to the components.

additional information

During the day after application of the drug, fatty foods, alcohol-containing products, laxatives are not allowed. After completion of therapy, laboratory stool tests should be performed.