Niclosamide Drug

Uses:

• Niclosamide belongs to the family of medicines called anthelmintics. Anthelmintics are medicines used in the treatment of worm infections.
• Niclosamide is used to treat broad or fish tapeworm, dwarf tapeworm, and be.ef tapeworm infections. Niclosamide may also be used for other tapeworm infections as determined by your doctor. It will not work for other types of worm infections.

Niclosamide is a teniacide in the anthelmintic family especially effective against cestodes that infect humans and many other animals. It is asalicylanilide compound also used as a piscicide. While antihelmintics are a drug family used to treat worm infections, niclosamide is used specifically to treat tapeworms and is not effective against other worms such as pinworms or roundworms. It is a chewable tablet taken orally, dosage depending on type of worm and patient's age and/or weight. It is not usually considered the drug of choice for treating cestode infection in humans or animals because of its side effects, though it remains highly effective and is generally inexpensive.

Compositions:

• Niclon-500
• Packing: 10x4 Tablets
• Type: tablets