Albendazole
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General
- Type: antiparasitic
- Dosage Forms: 200 mg
- Common Trade Names:Albenza
Adult Dosing
- Microsporidiosis: 400 mg po bid
- neurocysticerosis: < 60 kg: 15 mg/kg/day PO BID x 8-30 days, max 800 mg/day. >60 kg: 400 mg PO BID x 8-30 days
Pediatric Dosing
- neurocysticerosis: < 60 kg: 15 mg/kg/day PO BID x 8-30 days, max 800 mg/day. >60 kg: 400 mg PO BID x 8-30 days
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:C
- Lactation: unknown
- Renal Dosing
- Adult: not defined
- Pediatric: not defined
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult: not defined
- Pediatric: not defined
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
- leukopenia
- neutropenia
- pancytopenia
- acute renal failure
- hepatitis
- SJS
Common
- abnormal LFT's
- abdominal pain
- nausea/vomiting
- headache
- dizziness
- alopecia
- fever
Pharmacology
- Half-life: 8-12 hour
- Metabolism: liver
- Excretion: bile
- Mechanism of Action: inhibits tublin polymerization