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Biltricide

Praziquantel

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Common Uses:

This medication is also used to treat infection with liver flukes, caused by a type of worm found in East Asia. This worm enters the body while eating contaminated fish.

Off Label Uses:

The Off lable Uses of this medication is, It is also used to treat infection with liver flukes, caused by a type of worm found in East Asia. This worm enters the body while eating contaminated fish.

Side Effects:
Tired feeling;
Headache, dizziness;
Nausea, upset stomach;
Mild fever; or
Mild skin rash.

Cautions / Warnings:

Not recommended for following conditions:
Who are allergic to praziquantel;
Who have kidney disease;
Who have heart disease; or
Who have liver disease.

Drug Interactions:
Cimetidine (Tagamet);
Chloroquine (Aralen);
Itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral);
Dexamethasone (Decadron, Hexadrol);
Erythromycin (E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin);
St. John's wort;
Rifabutin (Mycobutin) or rifapentine (Priftin);
A barbiturate such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Solfoton);
HIV medication such as efavirenz (Sustiva), etravirine (Intelence), nevirapine (Viramune), or ritonavir (Norvir).

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About Biltricide

The generic name of this medication is praziquantel and Brand Name is Biltricide. The active ingredients of this medication is Praziquantel (Biltricide). This medication is also used to treat infection with liver flukes, caused by a type of worm found in East Asia. This worm enters the body while eating contaminated fish.

About Praziquantel

Praziquantel (Biltricide) is an anthelmintic effective against flatworms. As of 2005, praziquantel is the primary treatment for human schistosomiasis, for which it is usually effective in a single dose. It is also used to treat echinococcosis, cysticercosis, intestinal tapeworms and the liver flukes except for fascioliasis. In veterinary medicine it is widely used against tapeworms.

Praziquantel is not licensed for use in humans in the UK; it is however available as a veterinary antibiotic, and is available for use in humans on a named-patient basis.

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