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2. Pyrantel - Wikipedia

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   Pyrantel is a medication used to treat a number of parasitic worm infections. [2] This includes ascariasis, hookworm infections, enterobiasis (pinworm infection), trichostrongyliasis, and trichinellosis. [2] It is taken by mouth. [2] Side effects include nausea, headache, dizziness, trouble sleeping, and rash. [2]

3. Ivermectin - Wikipedia

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   Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug. [7] After its discovery in 1975, [8] its first uses were in veterinary medicine to prevent and treat heartworm and acariasis. [9] Approved for human use in 1987, [10] it is used to treat infestations including head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis and lymphatic filariasis.

4. Levamisole - Wikipedia

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   Levamisole has gained prominence among aquarists as an effective treatment for Camallanus roundworm infestations in freshwater tropical fish. [9] Levamisole has been used to treat small ruminant animals since the late 1960s. [10] Levamisole-resistant parasitic worms are common in sheep farms in New Zealand, [11] Uruguay, [12] Paraguay, [13] and ...

5. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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   Drugs are frequently used to kill parasites in the host. In earlier times, turpentine was often used for this, but modern drugs do not poison intestinal worms directly. Rather, anthelmintic drugs now inhibit an enzyme that is necessary for the worm to make the substance that prevents the worm from being digested. [citation needed]

6. Praziquantel - Wikipedia

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   Co., Ltd.) tablet (for human use) Distoside (Chandra Bhagat Pharma Pvt Ltd) tablet (for human use) Droncit (Bayer) for veterinary use; Drontal (combination with pyrantel pamoate) (Bayer) for veterinary use; D-Worm for veterinary use; note that D-Worm also makes roundworm medicine containing piperidine which is not effective against tapeworms.

7. Mebendazole - Wikipedia

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   Mebendazole (MBZ), sold under the brand name Vermox among others, is a medication used to treat a number of parasitic worm infestations. [5] This includes ascariasis, pinworm infection, hookworm infections, guinea worm infections and hydatid disease, among others. [5] It has been used for treatment of giardiasis but is not a preferred agent.