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Flashcards in XXI - Antihelminthic Drugs Deck (8)
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1
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Inhibits helminthic microtubules, ovicidal

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Mebendazole

2
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Inhibits helminthic microtubules, ovicidal, larvicidal, DOC for hydatid disease (echinococcosis)

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Albendazole

3
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DOC for Filaria & Loa Loa, SE: filarial fever

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Diethylcarbamazine (DEC)

4
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DOC for strongyloides and onchocerca, SE: Mazzotti reaction

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Ivermectin

5
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DOC for enterobius

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Pyrantel Pamoate

6
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DOC for trichinosis

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Thiabendazole

7
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DOC for trematodes and cestodes except echinococcosis

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Praziquantel

8
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Back-up drug to Praziquantel

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Niclosamide