Anthelmintics or anti-worms are a group of medicines that belong to antiparasitic drugs that kill or avert the growth of parasitic worms (helminths) and other internal parasites from the body without causing significant damage to the host. Anthelmintics help treat people infected by helminths|(parasitic worms), a condition called helminthiasis. These drugs are also used in animals to treat an infection.
These medicines are also used as pills in mass deworming campaigns in school-aged children in many developing countries to prevent infection, which can be easily transmitted if we drink or eat something contaminated by these harmful worms. These drugs are prescribed by reviewing the type of symptoms caused by soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomiasis, and praziquantel. These medicines work effectively against the below-listed parasitic worm infections, and some of the main prescribed drugs are also listed below with their working mechanism.
Anthelmintic or anti-worm medicines are mainly used to eliminate parasitic worms from our bodies. One of the most common and severe infections is caused by Helminths(parasitic worms), which can be generally seen by the naked eye by adults; they are large macroparasites. Many others are intestinal worms that are soil-transmitted and infect our gastrointestinal tract. These parasite worms affect a large number of people around the world. Thus, Anthelmintic or Anti-worm medications treat infections caused by worms like roundworm, hookworm, and pinworm.
Roundworms are mainly the parasites that live in our intestines and feed themselves with the help of our body, stay alive, and reproduce. These worms pass their eggs out with stools while residing in the intestine, which causes symptoms to include abdominal pain, perianal itching, nausea, and intermittent diarrhoea caused by these roundworm infections: threadworms, hookworms, Ascaris, and trichuriasis cause the most common roundworm infection.
Tapeworms are flat, segmented worms. Their infection is caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with their eggs or larvae. If you eat the tapeworm larvae, they develop into adult tapeworms in our intestines. Adult tapeworms, which live in people’s intestines, usually do not cause symptoms but may cause abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea, weight loss, and weakness.
Flukeworms cause infection in humans' blood vessels, gut, lungs, or liver. We usually become infected with flukeworms when swimming or washing in water that contains flukeworms. Some of the most common infections caused by these worms include symptoms like fever, eosinophilia, and pain. It also causes a tropical disease called schistosomiasis.
Banocide Forte tablets belong to a class group of drugs known as anti-helminthic.
These tablets contain diethylcarbamazine. It is mainly helpful in treating roundworm infections such as filariasis and also helps in treating other worm infections. This medicine works by interfering with different metabolic processes of both larval and adult forms of the parasitic worms, which are responsible for causing diseases. This tablet works by averting the growth of parasites or killing them to prevent them from causing further infection. It can provide quick relief, but make sure that you continue the medicine used per your doctor’s direction to eradicate the disease.
Zentel tablet is an albendazole antiparasitic medication that helps treat the infection caused by a parasitic worm. These tablets kill the diseases caused by worms and stop them from spreading in our bodies. This drug absorbs glucose, which causes a decrease in their energy level, and worms start to die. Continuity of this medicine is essential to ensure that all the parasites have been killed and do not resist again; this drug is used under a doctor's prescription.
Ivecop Tablet is an antiparasitic medicine that effectively treats parasitic infections in the intestinal tract, skin, and eyes. These tablets help stop the infection from spreading by killing or paralyzing the parasites and are used to treat scabies, head lice, and parasitic infections. When you take this medicine, you start to feel better quickly. You should continue taking this medicine even if you feel better, which will ensure that all the parasites have been killed and do not turn to resist again.
Mebex tablet is an antibiotic that helps treat parasitic infections caused by worms like tapeworms, pinworms, and hookworms. This medication belongs to a class of antiparasitic medication that quickly provides quick relief from worm infections by killing and averting the growth of parasites that cause infection. It is highly recommended to take the Mebex tablet under the supervision of your doctor for better results and benefits upon your symptoms of infection.
Nizonide tablets are known as antiparasitic or anti-worm medication used to treat diarrhoea and worm infections. It contains Nitazoxanide. This medicine works by inhibiting the growth of parasites, which helps treat your infections.
Take this medicine under your doctor's direction to get quick and effective results.
Use this medicine exactly as directed by your doctor. Please do not use more of it; do not use it more often. Otherwise, it can increase the chance of side effects. Take these medicines with meals, especially with food containing fat, as it helps our body to absorb the medicine better.
Do not miss any doses, do not stop these medicines earlier, and complete full-time treatment as directed by the doctor to clear up the infection completely.
