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PYRANTEL EMBONATE IN THE TREATMENT OF ENTEROBIASIS
Author(s) -
Carney D. E.,
O'Reilly B. J.,
Tweddell E. D.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb50535.x
Subject(s) - pyrantel , anthelmintic , pharmacology , leucaena , infestation , drug , chemistry , biology , medicine , botany , veterinary medicine
Pyrantel embonate (“Combantrin”) is a new synthetic anthelmintic drug effective in the treatment of enterobiasis. In a comparative study against viprynium embonate in 100 patients with threadworm infestation a cure rate of 94% was achieved with a single dose of pyrantel embonate and 70% with a single dose of viprynium embonate. Pyrantel embonate is the better tolerated of the two drugs, is free of toxic effects and does not stain.