A benzimidazole broad-spectrum anthelmintic structurally related to mebendazole that is effective against many diseases. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p38)
For the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis due to active lesions caused by larval forms of the pork tapeworm, <i>Taenia solium</i> and for the treatment of cystic hydatid disease of the liver, lung, and peritoneum, caused by the larval form of the dog tapeworm, <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>.
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Acids, Acyclic
Anthelmintics
Anti-Infective Agents
Anticestodal Agents
Antihelminthic
Antimitotic Agents
Antinematodal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents
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