Export

EN
FR
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
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641) for Clonorchiasis
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641) for Opisthorchiasis
Changed in 1982 (TRS 685) for Schistosomiasis
Changed in 1984 (TRS 722) for Hymenolepiasis
Changed in 1984 (TRS 722) for Diphyllobothriasis
Wikipedia
Praziquantel
DrugBank
Praziquantel
Recommendations
Section
Antischistosomals and other antitrematode medicines
  • Oral > Solid > tablet: 150 mg; 500 mg; 600 mg (scored)
Indications
Schistosomiasis Paragonimiasis Clonorchiasis Opisthorchiasis
Section
Intestinal anthelminthics
  • Oral > Solid > tablet: 500 mg; 150 mg; 600 mg (scored)
  • Oral > Solid > tablet: 150 mg; 500 mg; 600 mg (scored)
Indications
Taeniasis due to Taenia solium Taeniasis due to Taenia saginata Hymenolepiasis Diphyllobothriasis
Section
Cysticidal medicines
  • Oral > Solid > tablet: 600 mg (scored); 150 mg; 500 mg
Indications
Cysticercosis of central nervous system