Contents
Tablets and medicines for pinworms for adults
Tablets from pinworms are designed to remove these worms from the patient’s body. Modern drugs are distinguished by reasonable price and high efficiency. Most often, a single dose of the drug is enough to get rid of enterobiasis. Most tablets for the treatment of pinworms have a detrimental effect not only on adult worms, but also on their eggs.
Why are pinworms dangerous in adults?
Pinworms cause a disease called enterobiasis. To a greater extent, this parasitic invasion is common among children, however, there are many adults in the world who are carriers of pinworms. This is due to the high viability of helminth eggs. They retain the ability to invade for several weeks, even if they are outside the human body. Pinworm eggs are found in room dust, on clothes, on bedding, on household items, on furniture, etc.
It is very easy to get infected with enterobiasis, especially with insufficient personal hygiene. Children are often carriers of pinworms, as their digestive system is not fully formed and is not able to cope with the parasites. Adults also suffer from enterobiasis, people with low stomach acidity are at increased risk.
In addition, any adult can get pinworms from their child. The mechanism of transmission of invasion is airborne or contact.
Medicines for pinworms are prescribed by a doctor after the diagnosis is confirmed. The undoubted proof of the presence of parasites in the body is the independent detection of worms in the feces. The sooner a person starts taking pills for pinworms, the less harm the worms will do to his health.
Anal itching is far from the only symptom of the presence of pinworms in the body.
These parasites cause serious health problems such as:
Fall of immunity.
Allergic reactions, which are most often manifested by itchy skin rashes.
Violation of the digestive process, the development of gastritis in a chronic form.
Inflammation of the intestine due to mechanical damage to its mucous membrane by worms.
Chronic fatigue syndrome, decreased performance.
Women against the background of enterobiasis often suffer from vaginitis, as worms can crawl into the vagina and cause inflammation of the genital organs. Medicine knows cases when parasites penetrated into the uterus and into the peritoneal cavity, which led to serious inflammation and disturbances in the functioning of the body.
Taking medication for pinworms is a prerequisite for getting rid of worms. Without medical treatment, it is impossible to destroy them.
Features of taking tablets in adults
Therapy of enterobiasis, like any other parasitic disease, is within the competence of an infectious disease specialist or parasitologist. To determine the type of worms, the doctor will write out a referral to the patient for testing. Only after a high-quality diagnosis can you pick up pills from pinworms or other parasites that will really give the desired effect.
In no case should you engage in self-treatment and purchase medicines for worms without appropriate prescriptions, since they all have a toxic effect. Moreover, an incorrect calculation of the dose, or a violation of the frequency of taking drugs at times increases the risk of side effects and complications of therapy.
Medicines for pinworms come in several forms, including:
Tablets;
Suspensions;
Candles;
Drops.
Adult patients are most often prescribed tablet forms of drugs. The liquid form is more suitable for treating children.
Tablets are convenient in that they have a standard dosage. This makes it easy to calculate the right amount of the drug that must be taken to get rid of the parasites.
The course of treatment for enterobiasis can vary from 1 to 3 days. After two weeks, the course must be repeated again, which will achieve a lasting effect from the therapy.
How do pinworm pills work? Medicines for pinworms have a toxic effect not only on worms, but also on the human body. However, if the dose is chosen correctly, then side effects will not occur.
Some drugs do not kill pinworms, but simply paralyze them. As a result, the worms leave the intestines alive, but immobilized.
Some drugs are detrimental not only to adult pinworms, but also to their eggs. In the body of worms, metabolic processes are disturbed, and they are not able to continue their vital activity.
Vermox
Vermox is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic drug based on mebendazole. With enterobiasis shows maximum efficiency. The drug provokes an irreversible violation of the utilization of glucose in the body of pinworms and prevents the synthesis of ATP molecules.
Patients with enterobiasis are prescribed a single dose of the drug. For this, an adult needs to drink one tablet at a dosage of 100 mg. If the symptoms of the disease persist, then the course is repeated after 21 days.
Contraindications:
Breastfeeding, pregnancy.
Age under 2 years old.
Liver failure.
Hereditary lactose intolerance.
During treatment and a day after taking the drug, you should not drink alcohol-containing drinks, do not use laxatives and do not eat fatty foods.
Side effects:
Allergic reactions: urticaria, exanthema, anaphylactic shock, angioedema, etc.
Neutropenia.
Digestive disorders: nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain.
Headaches, dizziness, convulsions and increased drowsiness.
If you take the drug for a long time and in high dosages, then complications such as: hepatitis, alopecia, inflammation of the kidneys, iron deficiency anemia, eosionophilia, leukopenia are possible.
With caution, the drug is prescribed for the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus.
Nemozol
Nemozol is a medicine for pinworms based on albendazole. Nemozol is available as oral tablets (200 mg and 400 mg), chewable tablets (400 mg) and oral suspension (5 ml/100 mg).
For the treatment of enterobiasis, 400 mg of the drug or 20 ml of suspension are prescribed once. Nemozol is taken with food.
Contraindications:
Pregnancy.
Diseases of the retina.
Individual intolerance to the components of the drug.
Violations of the liver and the process of hematopoiesis. These conditions are the reason for prescribing the drug with extreme caution.
Treatment with Nemozol during breastfeeding is the basis for stopping lactation.
During treatment with Nemozol, it is necessary to reliably protect yourself in order to prevent pregnancy.
Side effects:
Headaches, dizziness, symptoms of meningitis.
Increased body temperature, hypertension, acute renal failure.
Allergic manifestations, skin itching, skin rash.
Abdominal pain, liver dysfunction with an increase in transaminase activity.
Nausea and vomiting.
During treatment with Nemozol, hair loss is possible, which stops after the drug is discontinued.
Wormil
Vormil is a drug based on albendazole. Available in the form of chewable tablets of 400 mg. The drug has a detrimental effect on pinworms due to the disruption of metabolic processes in the body of the worm.
For the treatment of enterobiasis, 1 tablet is prescribed 1 time per day for 3-5 days.
Contraindications:
Pregnancy, breastfeeding.
Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
Age to 2 years.
Do not take the drug during preparation for pregnancy.
Side effects:
Digestive disorders: vomiting and nausea, unstable stools, flatulence.
Stomatitis.
Headaches, disturbed night rest, confusion, hallucinations, convulsions.
Deterioration of visual acuity.
Skin itching, dermatitis, urticaria.
Increased body temperature.
Leukopenia and pancytopenia.
Throughout the treatment with Vormil, reliable contraception is necessary.
Decaris
Decaris is an anthelmintic drug based on levamisole hydrochloride. Decaris is available in the form of tablets of 150 mg and 50 mg. The drug paralyzes helminths, disrupts the course of bioenergetic processes in the body of worms. In addition, Decaris has an immunomodulatory effect, contributing to the normalization of immunity at the cellular level.
Adults for the treatment of enterobiasis are prescribed 1 tablet of 150 mg once. Decaris is taken after meals with a small amount of water. After 1-2 weeks, the course of treatment can be repeated.
Contraindications:
History of drug agranulocytosis.
Lactation.
Age to 3 years.
Liver and kidney failure, hematopoietic dysfunction (with caution).
Side effects:
Insomnia, headaches, dizziness.
Convulsions.
Digestive disorders with the development of dyspeptic phenomena: diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain.
Skin rashes.
Long-term use of the drug can provoke a tremor of the limbs, agranulocytosis, leukopenia.
After 2-5 weeks from the start of taking the drug, encephalopathy may develop.
During treatment, you should refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages.
Metovit
Metovit is taken as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for enterobiasis. The drug helps to eliminate toxins from the body, has anti-inflammatory, choleretic, hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects. Long-term use of the drug contributes to the paralyzing effect on parasites.
Metovit in its composition contains silicon, vanadium, zinc, selenium, tannins, vitamins (C, A, K, E, B), as well as herbs (wormwood, calamus, horsetail, dandelion) and other components.
Adults should take 2 capsules per day (morning and evening). The treatment and prophylactic course should be 3 months according to the scheme: 30 days of admission – 7 days of rest – 30 days of admission, etc.
Contraindication is hypersensitivity to the components that make up the drug. During treatment, you should not use foods and drinks that stimulate fermentation processes in the intestines (beer, yeast bread), as well as antibiotics and other anthelmintic drugs. When using Metovit during pregnancy, a medical consultation is necessary.
Side effects have not been identified.
Helmintox
Helmintox is an anthelmintic drug based on Pyrantel. Available in the form of tablets (125 and 250 mg) and in the form of a suspension (1 ml / 50 mg), in a vial of 15 ml of suspension.
Helmintox provoke nerve blockade of muscles and spastic paralysis of pinworm muscles. Parasites are excreted from the body along with feces. Helmintox is active against mature worms and their eggs.
The drug is taken once.
Dosage for adults weighing less than 75 kg – 3 tablets of 250 mg. Dosage for adults over 75 kg – 4 tablets of 250 mg.
The suspension must be shaken well before taking. One measuring spoon contains 125 mg of the active substance. Adults up to 75 kg are prescribed 6 scoops of the suspension. Adults over 75 kg are prescribed 8 scoops of the suspension.
Contraindications:
Pregnancy.
Individual sensitivity to the components of the drug.
Breast-feeding.
Treatment of myasthenia gravis.
Side effects:
Nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss.
Headaches and dizziness, loss of consciousness, drowsiness, insomnia, hallucinations.
Hearing loss.
Increased body temperature.
Against the background of treatment with Helmintox, laxatives should not be taken. Patients with renal insufficiency need to prescribe the drug with caution.
Albendazole
Albendazole is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic drug. It leads to the death of worms due to a violation of the processes of glucose utilization and the impossibility of ATP synthesis.
Albendazole with enterobiasis is prescribed 0,2 g once. After 3 weeks, the course of treatment can be repeated. The maximum daily dose for adults is 800 mg.
Contraindications:
Individual intolerance to Albendazole.
lactation, pregnancy.
Age under 6 years old.
Diseases of the retina.
The drug is prescribed with caution in violation of the function of hematopoiesis, in liver diseases, in case of cysticercosis.
Side effects:
Headaches, symptoms of meningitis, dizziness.
Pain in the epigastric region, nausea and vomiting.
Development of OPN.
Skin rash, itching and other allergic reactions.
Leukopenia, agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia.
Increase in body temperature.
Increase in blood pressure.
Baldness.
There is a possibility of increased intracranial pressure, the development of hepatitis, erythema, Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
Tablets and medicines for pinworms for children
Enterobiasis in childhood is the most common parasitic disease. Statistics indicate that, at least once in a lifetime, every child has been infected with pinworms.
To rid the child of a parasitic invasion, he will need pills for pinworms. They should be prescribed by a doctor based on the results of the tests. Even if the parents themselves found pinworms in the feces of the child, they should consult a doctor. Only a specialist can correctly select the dose of the drug, determine the frequency of taking the drug, etc. It should be remembered that not all pinworm medications can be used in childhood. Most of them have age restrictions.
Why are pinworms dangerous for children?
Very often, enterobiasis is hidden and the symptoms of the disease may be absent altogether. However, this does not mean that pinworms do not pose a risk to the health of the child.
Functional disorders of the digestive system. The intestines are most often affected. The child complains of pain in the abdomen, he suffers from flatulence, constipation, diarrhea.
Allergic reactions. Their development is provoked by toxic waste products of pinworms.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Children with enterobiasis get tired faster, begin to lag behind in school, and their academic performance decreases.
The presence of pinworms has a negative effect on the appetite of children.
Girls with long-term enterobiasis are prone to the development of inflammatory diseases of the reproductive system. In addition, parasites can provoke enuresis.
The quality of sleep is deteriorating. Sleep becomes restless, children begin to grind their teeth at night. He significantly suffers from this tooth enamel.
Parasites that are in the stage of migration are dangerous. They can cause pneumonia and bronchitis, they can penetrate into organs other than the intestines.
How to treat pinworms in children
Tablets from pinworms for the treatment of children should be selected by a doctor. Almost all of them are very toxic and, if used improperly, can harm the health of the child.
Pirantel
Pirantel is one of the most commonly prescribed medicines for the treatment of worms in children. It can be used to treat enterobiasis in children less than a year old, but the dose must be strictly observed.
Contraindications to taking the drug – individual intolerance to the components that make up the drug.
Side effects include:
Vomiting, nausea, indigestion.
Increased body temperature.
Allergic reactions, skin rash.
Pirantel is prescribed for children depending on age in the following dosage:
3 to 6 years 250 mg.
6 to 12 years 500 mg.
From 12 years and older 750 mg.
The calculation is based on a dose of 10 mg/kg of body weight. The drug is taken once. A week later, the course is repeated.
Piperazine
Piperazine is an anthelmintic drug used to treat enterobiasis. It is often prescribed for antiparasitic therapy in children under one year old.
Contraindications to taking the drug:
Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.
Organic lesions of the central nervous system.
For the treatment of enterobiasis in children, Piperazine will need to be taken for 5 days. Then make a week break and repeat the course. The number of courses can be from 1 to 3. In between taking the drug, a cleansing enema should be given to the child. For this purpose, you can use a solution based on soda and boiled water. On a glass you need to take half a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate. Dosage for the treatment of children of different ages (single dose):
Children up to a year 200 mg.
2-3 years 300 mg.
4-5 years 500 mg.
6-8 years 750 mg.
9-12 years old 1 year
13-15 years old 1,5 year
Side effects:
Nausea, abdominal pain.
Headache.
With caution, the drug should be prescribed for the treatment of patients with renal insufficiency, since there are risks of developing neurotoxic complications.
Zentel
The drug Zentel with the main active ingredient Albendazole is prescribed for the treatment of enterobiasis in children older than one year. The drug is available in the form of a suspension and in the form of tablets.
Contraindications for admission:
Age less than a year.
Albendazole intolerance.
Age less than 3 years for tablet form.
Diseases of the retina.
Pregnancy, lactation.
Dosage:
2-3 years 10 ml suspension once.
1-2 years 5 ml suspension once.
After 3 years and older 400 mg of the drug once.
Side effects:
Skin rashes and itching.
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea.
Increase in body temperature.
Hepatitis.
Hair loss (until the completion of treatment) and other side effects characteristic of Albendazole.
Mebendazole
Mebendazole is a broad-spectrum drug that is most often used to treat enterobiasis in adults and children over the age of 2 years.
Contraindications for admission:
Age under two years old.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Hypersensitivity to mebendazole.
Severe disorders of the liver.
Dosage:
Children from 2 to 10 years old 25-50 mg once.
Children 10 years and older: 100 mg once.
If necessary, the course can be repeated after 14-28 days.
Side effects:
Abdominal pain, nausea.
Dizziness.
If the drug is taken for a long time and in high doses, then eosinophilia, anemia, leukopenia, headache, hematuria and other side effects may develop.
Levamisole
Levamisole is not prescribed for the treatment of children under 14 years of age. Levamisole acts on pinworms and other worms in such a way that they become paralyzed and, together with the feces, are excreted from their intestines.
Contraindications to taking the drug:
Age under 14 years old.
Hypersensitivity to Levamisole.
Violations of the function of hematopoiesis.
Diseases of the kidneys and liver.
Pregnancy, lactation.
Glucose intolerance.
The dosage for patients older than 14 years is 150 mg. You need to take the drug once.
Side effects:
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
Increased heart rate.
Dizziness, insomnia, encephalopathy.
Allergic reactions.
Niclosamide
Niclosamide is an anthelmintic drug, the action of which is aimed at paralyzing the muscular system of parasites, as a result of which they become unable to stay in the intestines and are excreted along with the feces.
Niclosamide is used to treat taeniasis, hymenolepiasis, diphyllobothriasis and taeniarhynchosis.
Contraindications:
Pregnancy, breastfeeding.
Individual intolerance to the components of the drug
The drug can be used to treat parasitic infestation in children older than 2 years. For children under the age of two years, Niclosamide can be prescribed only for health reasons.
Calculation of the daily dose:
Children under 2 years old – 0,5 g.
From 5 to 12 years old 1,5 g.
From 12 and older – 2-3 g.
Tablets must be thoroughly chewed or crushed beforehand. The average duration of treatment is 4 days.
Possible side effects:
Skin itching, urticaria and other allergic reactions;
Nausea;
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence;
Photophobia;
Neurodermatitis.
What rules must be observed during and after treatment?
Taking pills from pinworms is not a guarantee that re-infection will not occur. In addition, the risk of invasion remains for all family members.
To prevent this from happening, you need to follow some recommendations:
Personal hygiene rules must be followed in full.
The child’s nails should be cut short.
Bed linen should be changed as often as possible. It needs to be ironed after every wash.
Every day you need to wash with soap. It is best to do this in the morning and evening.
Any contact with animals should be limited as much as possible.
After each visit to the toilet, after walking or being in other public places, you need to wash your hands with soap.
Before eating raw vegetables or fruits, you need to pour boiling water over them.
Meat and products based on it must be subjected to high-quality heat treatment.
Toys must be thoroughly washed and processed. This should be done as often as possible.
All family members should receive anthelmintic treatment. After the therapy, repeated tests should be taken. Properly selected tablets from pinworms will help remove parasites from the body, and compliance with the rules of prevention will prevent re-infection.