| Category of Drug | Niclosamide is an Anti-Infectives |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Niclosamide is used for 1. Taenia saginata 2. T. solium 3. Hymenolepis nana and Diphyllobothrium latum infections. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | TABLETS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypersensitivity 2. Purgative must be given after two h to clear bowel since ova in dead segments are not cleared without purgative. 3. Infection may recur if purgative is not given. |
| Precautions | 1. Chronic constipation 2. Give antisemitic before treatment 3. Not effective against larval worms 4. Pregnancy |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Nausea 2. Retching 3. Abdominal pain 4. Lightheadedness 5. Pruritus 6. Anorexia 7. Emesis 8. Perianal itching |
| Pregnancy Category | B |
