The structure of Albendazole
Find information on thousands of medical conditions and prescription drugs.

Albendazole

Albendazole, marketed as Albenza or Zentel, is a drug indicated for the treatment of a variety of worm infestations.

It is effective against

  • threadworms or pinworms
  • roundworms,
  • whipworms
  • tapeworms
  • hookworms

Chemistry

Its molecular formula is C12H15N3O2S. Its molecular weight is 265.34.

Mode of Action

It blocks parasitic glucose uptake by interrupting microtubular function.

Home
Diseases
Medicines
A
8-Hour Bayer
Abacavir
Abamectin
Abarelix
Abciximab
Abelcet
Abilify
Abreva
Acamprosate
Acarbose
Accolate
Accoleit
Accupril
Accurbron
Accure
Accuretic
Accutane
Acebutolol
Aceclidine
Acepromazine
Acesulfame
Acetaminophen
Acetazolamide
Acetohexamide
Acetohexamide
Acetylcholine chloride
Acetylcysteine
Acetyldigitoxin
Aciclovir
Acihexal
Acilac
Aciphex
Acitretin
Actifed
Actigall
Actiq
Actisite
Actonel
Actos
Acular
Acyclovir
Adalat
Adapalene
Adderall
Adefovir
Adrafinil
Adriamycin
Adriamycin
Advicor
Advil
Aerobid
Aerolate
Afrinol
Aggrenox
Agomelatine
Agrylin
Airomir
Alanine
Alavert
Albendazole
Alcaine
Alclometasone
Aldomet
Aldosterone
Alesse
Aleve
Alfenta
Alfentanil
Alfuzosin
Alimta
Alkeran
Alkeran
Allegra
Allopurinol
Alora
Alosetron
Alpidem
Alprazolam
Altace
Alteplase
Alvircept sudotox
Amantadine
Amaryl
Ambien
Ambisome
Amfetamine
Amicar
Amifostine
Amikacin
Amiloride
Amineptine
Aminocaproic acid
Aminoglutethimide
Aminophenazone
Aminophylline
Amiodarone
Amisulpride
Amitraz
Amitriptyline
Amlodipine
Amobarbital
Amohexal
Amoxapine
Amoxicillin
Amoxil
Amphetamine
Amphotec
Amphotericin B
Ampicillin
Anafranil
Anagrelide
Anakinra
Anaprox
Anastrozole
Ancef
Android
Anexsia
Aniracetam
Antabuse
Antitussive
Antivert
Apidra
Apresoline
Aquaphyllin
Aquaphyllin
Aranesp
Aranesp
Arava
Arestin
Arestin
Argatroban
Argatroban
Argatroban
Argatroban
Arginine
Arginine
Aricept
Aricept
Arimidex
Arimidex
Aripiprazole
Aripiprazole
Arixtra
Arixtra
Artane
Artane
Artemether
Artemether
Artemisinin
Artemisinin
Artesunate
Artesunate
Arthrotec
Arthrotec
Asacol
Ascorbic acid
Asmalix
Aspartame
Aspartic acid
Aspirin
Astemizole
Atacand
Atarax
Atehexal
Atenolol
Ativan
Atorvastatin
Atosiban
Atovaquone
Atridox
Atropine
Atrovent
Augmentin
Aureomycin
Avandia
Avapro
Avinza
Avizafone
Avobenzone
Avodart
Axid
Axotal
Azacitidine
Azahexal
Azathioprine
Azelaic acid
Azimilide
Azithromycin
Azlocillin
Azmacort
Aztreonam
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Read more at Wikipedia.org


[List your site here Free!]


Efficacy of albendazole ointment on cutaneous larva migrans in 2 young children
From International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 1/1/05 by Foy, Elizabeth

Literature Reviews

COMPOUNDING

Efficacy of albendazole ointment on cutaneous larva migrans in 2 young children.

Caumes E. CHn Infect Dis 2004; 38(11): 1647-1648.

The author is a physician affiliated with Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Hopital Pitre-SalpĂȘtriere, Paris, France. He briefly reports on treatment of two cases of cutaneous larva migrans in a 2-year old boy who had visited Senegal with his parents and a 2-year old girl who had visited the Dominican Republic with her parents. The condition, caused by cutaneous migration of animal hookworm larvae, manifests itself as mobile pruritic skin lesions and can successfully be treated with oral ivermectin or oral albendazole. Unfortunately, oral administration of these two drugs is contraindicated in young children. A 10% albendazole ointment was prepared by crushing three 400-mg tablets of albendazole in 12 g of petroleum jelly. The ointment was applied 3 times dailyfor 10 days, and the lesions disappeared within 7 days in both cases. Three months after treatment, the girl developed a second lesion on another part of her body, which was not considered to be a failure of the initial treatment. She responded to a second course of treatment with the albendazole ointment; like the first lesion, the second disappeared within 7 days of beginning treatment. In a recent review published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it was reported that "...hookworm infection is among the most important tropical diseases in humans; the use of disability-adjusted life years as a quantitative measure of the burden of disease reveals thatthis infection outranks African trypanosomiasis, dengue, Chagas' disease, schistosomiasis, and leprosy."1

Elizabeth Foy

College of Pharmacy

Mary E. MacCara, PharmD

College of Pharmacy and Department of Family Medicine

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Copyright International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding Jan/Feb 2005
Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved

Return to Albendazole
Home Contact Resources Exchange Links ebay