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Albendazole is marketed in Australia as Eskazole and Zentel.
Hydatid disease Clinical criteria: The treatment must be in conjunction with surgery; OR The treatment must be used when a surgical cure cannot be achieved; OR The treatment must be used when surgery cannot be used.
Whipworm infestation Clinical criteria: Population criteria: Patient must be an Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander person.
“Albendazole exhibits larvicidal, ovicidal and vermicidal activity, and is thought to exert its anthelmintic effect by inhibiting tubulin polymerization.”
“The plasma half life of albendazole sulphoxide is 8½ hours.”
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Clinical Summary for Prescribers: Albendazole
Albendazole is a benzimidazole anthelmintic with larvicidal, ovicidal, and vermicidal activity. It binds preferentially to parasite β-t
Albendazole is marketed in Australia as Eskazole and Zentel.
2 brand names are recorded against this substance from the TGA eBS Product Information repository. The full list is in the Also known as card.
Curated subset. The full adverse-effect list is in the TGA Product Information; click any citation above to open it.