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Mebendazole
Essential medicine status
Section:
6. Anti-infective medicines 6.1. Anthelminthics 6.1.1. Intestinal anthelminthics
ATC codes: P02CA01
EMLc
Indication
Hookworm diseases ICD11 code: 1F68
INN
Mebendazole
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Oral > Solid > tablet: 100 mg (chewable) ; 500 mg (chewable)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 1982 (TRS 685)
Changed in 1987 (TRS 770)
Changed in 1995 (TRS 867)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2011 (TRS 965)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Mebendazole
DrugBank
Mebendazole
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The Committee also decided to delete the square box symbol with mebendazole as all other relevant benzimidazoles are already included in the Model List as individual entries.