Drugs for the treatment of helminthiasis

Infestation and parasite Drugs

1. Nematodes
(a) Roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) • Albendazole
• Mebendazole
• Pyrantel pamoate
(b) Hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale, • Albendazole
Necator americanus) • Mebendazole
• Pyrantel pamoate
(c) Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis) • Albendazole
• Mebendazole
• Pyrantel pamoate
(d) Whipworm (Trichur trichiura) • Albendazole
• Mebendazole
• Oxantel pamoate
(e) Threadworm (Strongyloides stercoralis) • Ivermectin
• Albendazole
(f) Mixed worm infestation • Albendazole
• Mebendazole
• Pyrantel pamoate
(g) Filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia • Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) +
malayi) Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus) Albendazole
• Ivermectin + Albendazole
(h) Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) • Metronidazole
2. Trematodes
(a) Blood flukes (Schistosomes) • Praziquantel
(b) Intestinal flukes ( • Praziquantel
(c) Liver flukes • Praziquantel
(d) Lung flukes • Praziquantel
3. Cestodes
(a) Tenia saginata (Beef tapeworm) » • Praziquantel
(b) Tenia solium (Pork tapeworm) • Niclosamide
(c) Diphyllobothrium latum (Fish tapeworm) • Albendazole
(d) Hymenolepis nana (Dwarf tapeworm) • Praziquantel
(e) Neurocysticercosis (caused by I solium) • Albendazole
(f) Hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosus) • Mebendazole