General description
Pyrantel is an oral medication used to treat soil transmitted helminthiasis such as ascariasis, trichriasis, hookworm infections and enterobiasis as an alternative treatment to benzimidazoles.
INN
Pyrantel
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 1982
(TRS
685)
for
Ascariasis
Changed in 1982
(TRS
685)
for
Hookworm diseases
Changed in 1982
(TRS
685)
for
Trichuriasis
Changed in 1982
(TRS
685)
for
Enterobiasis
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Intestinal anthelminthics
- Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg (chewable) (as embonate or pamoate)
Indications