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Does Albendazole Help For Deworming?

I am a 34 year old mother of three children- 4 months( exclusively on breast milk),6year (25kg) and 8 year ( 28kg) old boys staying in a village.recently my elder one was complaining of anal itching at night and when I examined I found a pinworm. My children plays outside a lot without wearing sandals.now iam scared I might also have picked up the infection.can I take albendazole for deworming.if so will you please prescribe the dosage for me and my children.
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Yes! you surely can intake it for deworming in dosage of 400 mg single tablet chewing at the bedtime for adults and syrup for infants/young children who cannot chew!

Please get stool test to confirm the type of worms if any because some worms might require other drugs like praziquantel etc...

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Does Albendazole Help For Deworming?

Yes! you surely can intake it for deworming in dosage of 400 mg single tablet chewing at the bedtime for adults and syrup for infants/young children who cannot chew! Please get stool test to confirm the type of worms if any because some worms might require other drugs like praziquantel etc... regards,