Alben-VC

Alben-VC Dosage/Direction for Use

albendazole

Manufacturer:

Vesco Pharma

Distributor:

Vesco Pharma

Marketer:

Vesco Pharma
Full Prescribing Info
Dosage/Direction for Use
Tab: Roundworm (Ancylostoma caninum, Ascaris lumbricoides), Hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus); Children and Adults: 400 mg single dose.
Pinworm (Enterobius granulosus): Children and Adults: 400 mg single dose and repeat in 2 weeks.
Tapeworm (Echinococcus granulosus): Adults: 800 mg per day in 2 divided doses for 1-6 months.
Giardiasis (Giardia duodenalis): Adults: 400 mg once daily for 5 days.
Mode of Administration: Should be administered with a high fat meal. Administer anticonvulsant and steroid therapy during first week of neurocysticercosis therapy. If patients have difficulty swallowing, tablet may be crushed or chewed, then swallowed with a drink of water.
Suspension: Adult and children >2 years: Roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, whipworm, threadworm: 10 mL single dose.
Tapeworm: 10 mL single dose or 10 mL 1 dose/day for 3 days.
Opisthorchiasis clonorchiasis: 10 mL 2 doses/day for 3 days.
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