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💊 Albendazole Chewable Tablet 400 mg
(Anthelmintic – Deworming Medicine)
🧪 Nature / Drug Class
🔹 Benzimidazole class broad-spectrum antiparasitic
🔹 Designed as a chewable tablet for easier administration, especially in children
🩺 Purpose / Indications
✅ Used to treat:
- Intestinal helminths: roundworm, hookworm, whipworm
- Enterobiasis (pinworm)
- Hydatid disease (echinococcosis)
- Neurocysticercosis
- Mass deworming programs in school-age children
⚙️ Advantages
✔️ No water required – chewable form ideal for pediatric or rural use
✔️ Single-dose effective treatment
✔️ Palatable and easy for children to take
✔️ Effective against a wide range of worms
📦 Common Packaging
📦 Strip/Blister pack with 1 chewable tablet (400 mg)
🧒 Often distributed in school health programs
⚠️ Patient Advice / Precautions
❗ Chew thoroughly before swallowing
❗ Can be taken with or without food (fatty meal improves absorption)
❗ Mild side effects:
- Nausea, abdominal discomfort
- Dizziness, headache
🛑 Avoid during first trimester of pregnancy
📋 Do not exceed recommended dose unless under medical supervision
🧊 Storage
🌡 Store below 25°C in a dry place
🚫 Protect from light and moisture
🔒 Keep out of reach of children