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💊 Albendazole Chewable Tablet 400 mg
(Broad-Spectrum Deworming – Pediatric-Friendly Formulation)
🧪 Nature / Drug Class
🔹 Anthelmintic (Benzimidazole group)
🔹 Oral chewable tablet for easier administration, especially in children
🩺 Purpose / Indications
✅ Used for treatment of:
- Roundworm (Ascariasis)
- Hookworm (Ancylostomiasis, Necatoriasis)
- Whipworm (Trichuriasis)
- Pinworm (Enterobiasis)
- Strongyloidiasis
- Tapeworms (Taeniasis)
- Hydatid disease
- Neurocysticercosis
- Mass deworming in school-aged children
⚙️ Advantages
✔️ Chewable – no need to swallow whole
✔️ Suitable for children and elderly
✔️ Single-dose treatment in many cases
✔️ Effective against a wide range of worms
✔️ Taste-masked for pediatric use
📦 Common Packaging
📦 Blister strip of 1 chewable tablet
💊 Each tablet contains Albendazole 400 mg
⚠️ Patient Advice / Precautions
❗ Chew thoroughly before swallowing
❗ Best taken with fatty food to enhance absorption
❗ May repeat dose in 2 weeks, if needed
❗ Avoid in pregnancy (especially first trimester)
❗ Not typically recommended in infants under 2 years (unless directed by a doctor)
💢 Possible mild side effects:
- Nausea, abdominal cramps
- Dizziness
- Rare liver enzyme changes (on prolonged use)
🧊 Storage
🌡 Store below 30°C in a dry place
🚫 Protect from moisture and light
🔒 Keep away from children