Mebendazole

Mebendazole, an antiworm medication, kills parasites. It is used to treat roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, whipworm, and other worm infections. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Mebendazole comes as a chewable tablet. It usually is taken twice a day, in the morning and evening, for 3 days or as a single (one-time) dose. You may chew the tablets, swallow them whole, or crush and mix them with food. Treatment may have to be repeated in 2-3 weeks. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take mebendazole exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

<p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Mebendazole may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

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diarrhea</li>
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stomach pain</li></ul></p> <p></p> <p></p>

Before taking mebendazole, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to mebendazole or any other drugs. tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilantin), and vitamins. tell your doctor if you have or have ever had stomach or liver disease.

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.