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Praziquantel
Essential medicine status
General description
Praziquantel is an oral antiparasitic medicine for the treatment of schistosomiasis, paragonimiasis, clonorchiasis, opisthorchiasis, taeniasis, hymenolepiasis and diphyllobothriasis.
INN
Praziquantel
ATC codes
P02BA01
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1979 (TRS 641) for Paragonimiasis
Added in 1979 (TRS 641) for Opisthorchiasis
Added in 1979 (TRS 641) for Clonorchiasis
Added in 1982 (TRS 685) for Schistosomiasis
Added in 1984 (TRS 722) for Diphyllobothriasis
Added in 1984 (TRS 722) for Hymenolepiasis
Wikipedia
Praziquantel
DrugBank
Praziquantel
Recommendations
Section
Antischistosomals and other antitrematode medicines
  • Oral > Solid > tablet: 600 mg (scored); 500 mg; 150 mg
Indications
Schistosomiasis Paragonimiasis Clonorchiasis Opisthorchiasis
Section
Intestinal anthelminthics
  • Oral > Solid > tablet: 600 mg (scored); 500 mg; 150 mg
Indications
Taeniasis due to Taenia solium Taeniasis due to Taenia saginata Hymenolepiasis Diphyllobothriasis
Section
Cysticidal medicines
  • Oral > Solid > tablet: 600 mg (scored); 500 mg; 150 mg
Indications
Cysticercosis of central nervous system