Helminthiases are spreading more and more among people of different age groups, and even if you follow the rules of hygiene down to the smallest detail, you cannot be 100% protected from them. Parasitic species, penetrating the body, cause serious disorders, spread through the digestive tract, affect the liver, heart muscle and lungs. Helminths damage tissues, cause bleeding, inflammation, reduce immunity, making a person vulnerable to other diseases.
Helminthiases are becoming more widespread among people of different age groups, and even if you follow the rules of hygiene down to the smallest detail, you cannot be 100% protected from them. Parasitic species, penetrating the body, cause serious disorders, spread through the digestive tract, affect the liver, heart muscle and lungs. Helminths damage tissues, cause bleeding, inflammation, reduce immunity, making a person vulnerable to other diseases.
What is especially important in the case of parasites is the loss of substances vital for the organism. Worms deprive a person of vitamins and, especially, trace elements, and without them it will not be possible to maintain health. At the slightest suspicion of helminthiasis, measures should be taken. Just taking worm pills is not enough. It is necessary to remove the consequences of the presence of parasites, to take care of prevention. However, the first thing to do is to choose a safe but effective complex that will get rid of the helminth with a minimal "drug hit".
What are the criteria for selecting worm tablets
To prevent chronic helminth poisoning of the body and to remove all forms of parasites (adults, eggs, etc. ) from the body, specialized medications are needed. When choosing them, you need to consider:
- it’s time to get results - keep in mind that drugs that promise to get rid of the disease in one to three days are usually very toxic and compare the effect and possible consequences;
- spectrum and scope of the problem: there are drugs for certain types of parasites, as well as drugs of complex action;
- harmlessness to the body - side effects, difficulty recovering after exposure to the drug;
- the ability to use tablets for the treatment and prevention of subsequent infection - it is desirable that the drug can be safely taken in courses with interruptions;
- composition - the ratio of active and auxiliary components, naturalness;
- daily dose and danger of overdose - what will happen if you exceed the recommended amount;
- organoleptic characteristics: is the size that suits you, the shape of the preparation;
- balance of price and results.
Based on these and other criteria, TOP sought-after and effective worm tablets are compiled. We list the resources included in most of these assessments.
Albendazole-based drug
Chewable tablets with a wide range of effects. Eliminated species are tapeworms, roundworms, trematodes. One dose of the drug is used to treat ascariasis, ankylostomiasis. The drug is produced in India, is cheap and can be drunk from the age of six. The duration of the course is chosen by the doctor - as a rule from 3 to 30 days. It is recommended to take it after meals, you can supplement them with other medicinal complexes.
The drug is quite effective due to the increased concentration of the active ingredient - it contains 400 mg of albendazole per tablet. To avoid recurrence, a repeated course is recommended. Despite the benefits, it is worth approaching medications with caution because:
- It is a powerful prescription drug;
- for liver disease, during breastfeeding, the drug is contraindicated;
- if the dose is calculated incorrectly (and this is not easy), drug poisoning is possible.
Piperazine
Well-known anthelmintic tablets with proven anthelmintic efficacy. This is a cheap medicine with a wide cover of parasites, whose deworming rate reaches 95%. It copes best with roundworms and earthworms. Advantages of tablets:
- short course - single or double dose;
- can be taken with and after meals;
- different dosage options - 200 and 500 mg piperazine adipenate.
In order for "Piperazine" to work against parasites, doctors recommend evening enemas between courses. It should not be given to children younger than three to six years, the dose must be carefully chosen after analyzing the patient's condition. Other disadvantages of the drug are the strict requirements for personal hygiene between cycles of application, the need to take the tablets at least two to three times to achieve the effect.
The drug is based on mebendazole.
It is a universal anthelmintic that disrupts the metabolism of sugars in helminths, which depletes them and removes them from the body. The drug has a good effect against earthworms, Trichinella tapeworms, earthworms and rare parasites. Its price is affordable, easy to take. The dose and duration of the course is determined by the diagnosis, the tablets are taken, as a rule, three times a day after meals.
With all the effectiveness of the drug, it is quite dangerous drug with a large list of contraindications. It:
- not allowed for children under three years, pregnant women, people with intestinal diseases, ulcerative colitis;
- has low drug compatibility - among antagonists and metronidazole, carbamazepine, prescribed for neuropathic pain and convulsive conditions;
- often causes dangerous side effects - changes in blood composition, hair loss with prolonged use, dyspeptic manifestations are observed, etc.
Preparation with mebendazole and other auxiliary ingredients
A drug with different indications, most effective for nematodes, pinworms, roundworms and cestodes. The main component is the same as in the previous drug - mebendazole. Its 10%, the rest is occupied by auxiliary ingredients - starch, magnesium stearate. The composition contains lactose, and people with lactose intolerance are better off avoiding them.
Among the advantages of the drug are ease of administration, good digestibility and the rarity of allergic reactions. In patients with diabetes, tablets reduce the need for insulin, but when taking the drug you must very carefully monitor glucose levels and monitor the condition of the liver and kidneys. The drug strongly affects them. Other weaknesses:
- ban on use with lipophilic components;
- drowsiness (cannot be taken while driving), possible yellowing of the whites of the eyes;
- contraindications - intestinal diseases, lactation and others.
Hexachloro-para-xylene
Antihelminthic for the age of four, active against extraintestinal invasion. This is a rare example of a complex that helps with opisthorchiasis (invasion of worms from the bile ducts), as well as schistosomes, tapeworm larvae, trematodes, and cestodes. However, it is not suitable for treating worms.
The drug and similar complexes are extremely toxic; for a single admission, patients are even hospitalized for one day. Despite its high efficacy, the drug has many side effects, and the frequency is high. A dozen people who took the drug one or more times reported headaches, heart rhythm disorders, dizziness, vomiting and abdominal cramps. Therefore, the drug and analogues must be taken under strict medical supervision, comparing the benefits and consequences. These drugs are prohibited in driving cars, performing dangerous tasks.
Bioactive agent based on plant extracts.
A safe drug, neutral to the liver, but with good effect against worms, protozoal infections. The tablets contain extracts of St. John's wort, centenarian, mint, tansy and other components.
Advantages of the drug:
- complex effect without a strong blow to the liver;
- neutralization of individuals at all stages of development;
- fast effect.
Disadvantages of the drug - a high risk of allergic reactions, a ban on taking during pregnancy and lactation. The drug has a fairly high daily intake (six tablets) and is not very convenient to take. In large-scale infection, the need for long-term prevention may be ineffective.
Pyrantel
A cheap and fairly effective drug that is allowed to children due to its low toxicity. For babies up to three years there is a special form - suspension. The usual active ingredient in it and the tableted variety is pyrantel pamoate.
The tablets are fatal for worms, they give a pronounced effect in trichocephaly and hookworm. For other diseases, the drug is ineffective. It is convenient to take them, but the doctor must unsuccessfully choose the dosage regimen and period. Other disadvantages are incompatibility with piperazine (they neutralize each other) and laxatives, as well as contraindications. These are myasthenia gravis, kidney failure, etc.
A drug based on levamisole
Another species that is recommended for the fight against nematodes, roundworms, ankylosis, etc. The tablets can be taken from the age of three, they have a convenient intake - once, rarely twice. The dosage of anthelmintics is selected according to the patient's weight. The capsule contains 50 mg of levamisole.
A convenient and effective drug is quite popular and safe, but it is contraindicated for pregnant and lactating women. Also, you cannot take the medicine to patients who have low levels of leukocytes in their blood.
Collection of plants with a high concentration of anthelmintic bioflavonoids.
Its pluses:
- herbal origin - composed of fragrant cloves, tansy, aspen bark;
- almost complete absence of contraindications;
- no side effects.
The capsules are taken daily, before meals, the daily dose is six pieces. In addition to the inconvenient application, among the disadvantages of the drug should be noted that it is not very effective in the case of large-scale helminthic invasion.
Anthelmintic complex
Therapeutic complex of six drugs. They consist of natural bitterness (bitter tonics), antiseptics, anti-inflammatory and anthelmintic components. All components are of plant origin and in the complex give a strong therapeutic and prophylactic effect of the widest spectrum.
The difference between the complex and other anthelmintics is the fight against helminthic invasion, removal of parasites in all phases, plus detoxification and removal of the consequences of their presence in the body. The preparations contain biosorbents and microelements that are critical for restoring the health and normal functioning of internal organs.
The complex is taken twice a day, one tablet of each drug. Its advantages:
- high efficiency against 150 species of parasites in the formed and cystic stage - such results do not show any synthesized chemical preparation;
- mild effect without "drug shock" - all preparations of the complex are non-toxic and safe with prolonged use;
- restoring the balance of trace elements, disturbed by helminths, and removing phenolic, formaldehyde toxins and other products from the vital activity of worms;
- omnidirectional action - anthelmintic, antiparasitic, antiseptic, bifidogenic, antifungal (when taking all drugs in the program).
The antiparasitic complex is indicated for the removal of helminthic invasion and anthelmintic prophylaxis. The antiparasitic and health program is recommended to attend three-month courses with a break of one week between each month. The number of courses per year is one or two, for high-risk patients - three or four.