The drug "Pirantel" review, dosage, instructions

An effective medicine that has an anthelmintic effect is the drug Pirantel. The patients' recall indicates an improvement in the condition after the course of therapy. The preparation is in the form of tablets and suspensions.

Pharmacological properties

The active substance of the drug acts on the muscles of intestinal nematodes, blocking the effect of cholinesterase and depolarizing the neuromuscular junctions of parasites. The drug "Pirantel" is active in relation to ascarids, enterobius, hookworm, nekator, trichostrongylus and other parasitic organisms. The agent destroys individuals of both sexes, does not affect the larvae in the migration stage.

Indications and instructions for use

The drug "Pirantel" (doctors' opinion on this testifies) is effective in such diseases as ascariasis, enterobiosis, non-carotidosis and ankylostomiasis. The anthelmintic preparation is used in a volume calculated on the basis of the body weight and age of the patient. Babies up to two years give 0.5 tablets of "Pirantel". Dosage for children under 6 years is 1 capsule, up to 12 - 2 units, for adolescents and adults weighing up to 75 kg 3 pills are prescribed, for patients over 75 kg - 4 tablets. The medicine must be chewed well, eaten with food.

With ascariasis and enterobiosis, the medication is prescribed once in a volume of 10 mg per kilogram of the body weight of the patient. With ankylostomidosis the agent is used for three days in the same dosage. With complicated forms of non-katorosis, the dose is doubled.

Side effects of the drug "Pirantel"

The recall of patients suggests possible negative reactions after taking the tablets. In rare cases, weakness, sleep disorders, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting may occur. To adverse reactions include skin rashes, confusion, increased temperature.

Contraindications to taking Pirantel medication

The recall of doctors indicates the inadmissibility of taking the drug with hypersensitivity. During pregnancy and breastfeeding, the medication is prescribed only by weighing the expected benefit for the woman and the possible risk to the child. With caution should be approached to receive medication by children under two years, as well as patients with impaired liver function. It is not recommended to take the drug during treatment of myasthenia gravis.

special instructions

During the course of therapy, there is no need for additional use of laxatives. When enterobiosis is required to treat all persons living with the patient. After completing the course of therapy, it is required to perform mandatory feces analyzes for the presence of helminth eggs. The drug copes more effectively with duodenal hookworm than with the American variety of parasite. It should be borne in mind that in some patients medication can cause dizziness, so during treatment you need to be cautious when performing work requiring psychomotor active reactions.