Vermox, tablets 100 mg 6 pcs

Vermox is most effective in enterobiasis and trichocephaliasis.

Causing irreversible disruption of glucose utilization, depletes glycogen reserves in helminth tissues, inhibits cellular tubulin synthesis as well as inhibits adenosine triphosphate (ATP) synthesis.

Indications

hookworm disease;
strongyloidiasis;
enterobiasis;
ascariasis;
trichocephalosis;
trichinosis;
taeniasis;
echinococcosis;
alveococcosis;
capillariasis;
gnathostomiasis;
mixed helminthiases.

Pharmacological effect

Vermox is most effective against enterobiasis and trichuriasis.

Causing an irreversible disruption of glucose utilization, it depletes glycogen reserves in the tissues of helminths, prevents the synthesis of cellular tubulin, and also inhibits the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Active ingredient

Mebendazole

Composition

1 tablet contains:

Active substance:

mebendazole 100 mg;

Excipients:

sodium lauryl sulfate – 0.5 mg;

colloidal silicon dioxide – 1.5 mg;

magnesium stearate – 3 mg;

sodium saccharinate – 5 mg;

talc – 9 mg;

corn starch – 71 mg;

lactose monohydrate – 110 mg.

Pregnancy

The drug is contraindicated during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Contraindications

liver failure;
children’s age (up to 2 years);
pregnancy and lactation;
nonspecific ulcerative colitis;
Crohn’s disease;
hypersensitivity to any component of the drug.

Side Effects

Dizziness, nausea, abdominal pain.

When used in high doses for a long time: vomiting, diarrhea, headache, allergic reactions (skin rash, urticaria, angioedema), increased activity of liver transaminases, hypercreatininemia, leukopenia, anemia, eosinophilia, hair loss, hematuria, cylindruria.

Interaction

Reduces the need for insulin in patients with diabetes. Co-administration with lipophilic substances should be avoided.

Cimetidine can increase the concentration in the blood, carbamazepine and other metabolic inducers reduce the concentration of Vermox in the blood.

Overdose

Symptoms: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

When used in high doses for a long time: reversible liver dysfunction, hepatitis, neutropenia.

Treatment: it is necessary to remove the drug from the stomach by inducing vomiting or performing gastric lavage, taking activated charcoal.

Storage conditions

At 15–30 °C

Shelf life

5 years

Manufacturer

Gedeon Richter Romania A.O., Romania