| Category of Drug | Albendazole is an Anti-Infectives |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Albendazole is used for 1. Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus infections prior to or not amenable to surgery 2. Neurocysticercosis 3. Nematode infections 4. Filariasis 5. Ascariasis, hookworm infections, strongyloidiasis, enterobiasis, trichuriasis, trichostrongyliasis and capillariasis; cestode infections 6. Tissue nematode infections |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. CHEWABLE/PLAIN TABLET 2. CAPSULE 3. ORAL SUSPENSION 4. SYRUP 5. DROPS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Pregnancy 2. Adequate measures must be taken for non-hormonal contraceptive during and one month after therapy 3. Hypersensitivity |
| Precautions | 1. Pregnancy 2. liver impairment 3. Increased intracranial pressure 4. Seizures 5. Monitor blood count and liver function |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Gastrointestinal discomfort 2. Headache 3. Adverse effects associated with use in cestode infections 4. Reversible alopecia 5. Leucopenia 6. Neurocysticercosis 7. Steven’s Johnson syndrome. |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
