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User manual for Vermox

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The action of the drug is to deplete glycogen stores in the tissue structures of parasites. This leads to the depletion of nutrients in the body of worms.

Release form and composition

Vermox is produced in a single dosage form - in the form of white, flat-cylindrical tablets with a light, specific odor. On one side of the tablet there is an inscription with the name of the drug, on the other - a risk that allows, if necessary, to divide the tablet in half.
    Each Vermox tablet contains 100 mg of the active substance - mebendazole + auxiliary components such as silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, talc, corn starch, saccharinate, etc.
Tablets packaged in 6 pieces in blisters and packed in cardboard packs. Each pack contains one blister with pills.

Pharmacological effect

From the instructions to Vermox you can find out that this drug is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic drug that affects various parasites, but the most pronounced effect on the causative agents of trichocephalosis and enterobiosis.
    The medicine irreversibly destroys metabolic processes in helminths: it reduces glycogen stores, disrupts glucose utilization, reduces the rate of cell tubulin and ATP synthesis.
According to the instructions, Vermox is almost not absorbed by the organs of the gastrointestinal tract. The half-life of the drug ranges from 2.5 to 5.5 hours. The drug is 90 percent bound to plasma proteins. The active component of drugs is distributed unevenly in organs, accumulates in the liver, adipose tissue and the larvae of worms. Metabolization occurs in the liver to 2-amino derivatives. Most of the drug (more than 90 percent) is excreted along with feces in unchanged form. About 5-10% of the drug - the part that is absorbed into the body - is excreted in the urine.

Indications for use

The drug is indicated in the treatment of helminth infections such as:
    Trichocephalosis - develops when an organism is infected with roundworms - whipworms, which lead to a malfunction of the gastrointestinal tract.
    Tenioz - develops when the body is infected with a pig chain, which leads to anemia.
    Group helminthiasis - infection of the body simultaneously with several types of worms.
    Enterobiasis - develops when the body is infected with intestinal parasites - pinworms.
    Ascariasis - develops when the body is infected with large round worms - ascaris.
    Ankylostoma - develops when the body is infected with worms - ankilostomy, which lead to anemia.

Contraindications

Purpose Vermox for children under 2 years of age, people with hypersensitivity to one of its components, patients with ulcerative colitis, patients with Crohn's disease or liver failure is contraindicated.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

During pregnancy, especially in the first trimester, Vermox should be used with extreme caution, comparing the potential risk of prescribing the drug with the expected therapeutic effect.
During the period of use of the drug should stop breastfeeding.

Instructions for use

The instructions for use indicate that Vermox is taken orally with a small amount of water.
    In case of ascariasis, trichocephalosis, ankilostomidosis, teniosis, strongyloidosis and mixed helminthiasis - in the morning and in the evening 100 mg for 3 days.
    With trichinosis, on the 1st day, 200-300 mg 3 times / day, on the 2nd day, 200-300 mg 4 times / day, and from 3 to 14 days - 500 mg 3 times / day.
    Adults and children older than 14 years: with echinococcosis in the first 3 days - 500 mg 2 times / day, in the next 3 days the dose is increased to 500 mg 3 times / day; in the future, the dose is increased to 1000 -1500 mg 3 times / day. The average duration of treatment of echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus is 4-6 weeks, caused by Echinococcus multilocularis - up to 2 years.
    Adults and children over 3 years with enterobiasis - 100 mg 1 time / day, with mixed helminth infections - in the morning and evening 100 mg for 3 days.
It is recommended that simultaneous treatment of all family members. If symptoms of the disease persist, it is recommended to repeat the treatment after 3 weeks.

Side effects of Vermox

Side effects from the use of the drug while observing the dosage, regimen of application and other recommendations are rarely observed.
Side effects may manifest as follows:
    Hepatic impairment.
    Drowsiness.
    Tearing.
    Dizziness.
    Nausea.
    Diarrhea.
    Abdominal pain.
    Cramps.
Side effects are eliminated symptomatically. If necessary, you should consult a doctor.

Overdose

Before using Vermox tablets instructions, reviews should be studied first. This will avoid the unpleasant symptoms that most often occur during overdose. Most often, patients have problems associated with the gastrointestinal tract. They manifest as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. All these phenomena are reversible and do not require medication.
To remove the symptoms of overdose, it is first necessary to perform a gastric lavage. This can be done both at home and in the hospital. In case of overdose, it is necessary to interrupt the treatment of the disease for a while. Renew therapy is possible only when the body is completely normal.

special instructions

    During the day after taking ethanol, fatty foods and laxatives are prohibited.
    In diabetes, blood glucose should be monitored.
    Prolonged use of the drug requires monitoring the pattern of peripheral blood and liver and kidney function.
    Vermox contains lactose, so it is not recommended to take the drug for lactose intolerance, lactase deficiency or impaired absorption of glucose / galactose.
    Dizziness and drowsiness may occur during Vermox therapy, so care should be taken when driving and working with equipment.
After the end of therapy, it is imperative to conduct periodic studies of the anal smear and feces after the end of treatment. If helminths and their eggs are not detected in the analyzes over the next 7 days, the therapy is considered effective.

Drug interactions

Reduces the need for insulin in patients with diabetes. Co-administration with lipophilic substances should be avoided. Cimetidine can increase the concentration in the blood, carbamazepine and other metabolic inducers - lower.

Reviews

We picked up some reviews of people about Vermox:
Andrew
    Good remedy. But only to use according to the prescription of an infectious diseases physician and according to analyzes (helminth-high reactivity, for example). Garlic, onion and lemon do not remove these parasites, especially vodka and alcohol. These are reasonable creatures. Only need a drug approach.
Zhenya
    My husband and I rested in the Crimea, ate fruit all day at sea and were not always well washed, and it was not always possible to wash my hands. We did not have time to come home, felt discomfort in the body and itching in the anus. Turning to a specialist, we found a disease of unwashed hands - enterobiosis. The doctor recommended the drug Vermox. According to the instructions, we drank a single pill once and on the next day all our troubles were gone. We will drink the second pill in two weeks to consolidate a positive result.
Julia
    My daughter is 3.5 years old, and recently I take her to kindergarten. She began to notice that in the evenings she did not sleep well, was restless and tugging at her pants from her pajamas, and the next day, after going to the pot, she discovered white worms in the feces of pinworms! They ran to the pediatrician, she calmed us down, discharged Vermox, said she would definitely drink not one pill, but repeat it in another two weeks and get tested. So we did. Daughter's sleep improved, and a repeated analysis showed the absence of parasites.
Reviews Vermox for children in most cases positive. Appointed to children from 2 years. Parents noted that in the process of treatment, improvement was quickly coming: allergic reactions completely disappeared, abdominal pains stopped immediately, the work of the gastrointestinal tract was normalized. The criteria for the effectiveness of treatment is the disappearance of the clinical symptoms and the negative result of the research - feces (for ascariasis) and scraping (for enterobiasis).
Negative reviews are associated with the presence of adverse reactions that are rare: a disorder of stool and abdominal pain. Remember that this drug should be prescribed to children by the doctor after the examination, it is obligatory to take chelators during the treatment and timely empty the bowels.

Storage conditions

Shelf life Vermox - 5 years.
It should be kept out of the reach of children, at temperatures from +15 to + 25oС.

Terms of sell

You don't need a prescription to buy Vermox.