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💊 Praziquantel Tablet 600 mg
🧪 Nature / Drug Class
🔹 Antiparasitic / Anthelmintic
🔹 Broad-spectrum activity against trematodes (flukes) and cestodes (tapeworms)
🩺 Purpose / Indications
✅ Used to treat:
- Schistosomiasis
- Liver fluke infections (Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini)
- Intestinal tapeworms (Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, Diphyllobothrium)
- Neurocysticercosis (Taenia solium larvae)
- Hydatid disease (in combination therapy)
- Paragonimiasis (lung fluke)
⚙️ Advantages
✔️ Effective with single or short-course dosing
✔️ Recommended by WHO in parasitic control programs
✔️ Oral administration, well-tolerated in most cases
✔️ Safe in both adult and pediatric patients (with weight-based dosing)
📦 Common Packaging
- Tablets of 600 mg strength
- Common pack sizes: 1, 2, 4, or 6 tablets per strip
⚠️ Patient Advice / Precautions
- Take with food or after meals to improve absorption
- Swallow whole — do not chew (bitter taste)
- Avoid driving or operating machinery after dosing (may cause drowsiness or dizziness)
- Use with caution in patients with:
- Seizure disorders
- Hepatic impairment
- Ocular cysticercosis (consult specialist)
- May need corticosteroid cover in neurocysticercosis
💢 Common Side Effects
- Nausea, abdominal discomfort
- Headache, dizziness, drowsiness
- Mild fever, rash (especially with schistosomiasis)
- Increased liver enzymes (transient)
- Muscle pain or weakness
🧊 Storage
- Store at room temperature (below 25°C)
- Keep dry and protected from light
- Store out of reach of children