W.bancroftii, B malayi. Tropical eosinophilia. Loa loa and O volvulus infections can also be treated.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient Pregnancy.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Fall in BP may occur due to mass destruction of microfilariae and adult worms. The reaction can be minimized by starting with a low dose, and by giving antihistaminics or corticosteroids at the time of starting the treatment. Renal impairment.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Nausea, loss of appetite, headache, weakness, dizziness, rash, pruritus, enlargement of lymphnodes.
Drug Category/Class
Lipoxygenase Inhibitors
Filaricides
Piperazine and Derivatives
Antinematodal Agents
Anthelmintics
Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides and Repellents
Piperazine and derivatives
Prescribed
Used for the treatment of individual patients with certain filarial diseases including tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, loiasis, and lymphatic fila...
