1. Anthelmintic drugs

2. DRUGS FOR TREATMENT OF NEMATODES
3 MAJOR groups of helmints infect humans
Nematodes
Trematodes
cystodes

3. DRUGS FOR TREATMENT OF NEMATODES
MEBENDAZOLE
EFFECTIVE AGAINST A WIDE VAREITY OF NEMATODES.
DOC FOR TREATMENT OF WHIP WORM, PINWORM,HOOKWORM AND ROUND WORM.
ACTS ON THE MICROTUBULES AND DECREASES THE GLUCOSE UPTAKE.
CI IN PREGNANT WOMEN –EMBRYOTOXIVC.

4. PYRANTEL PAMOATE GIVEN ALONG WITH MEBENDAZOLE
PERSISTENT ACTIVATION OF PARASITES NICOTINIC RECEPTORS
THE PARALYZED WORM IS THEN EXPELLED FROM HOST,S INTESTINAL TRACT.

5. THIABENDAZOLE
Effective against strongyloidiasis, cutaneous larva migrans and early stages of trichinosis.
Ci in pregnancy.

7. IVERMECTIN IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR TREATMENT OF ONCHOCERCIASIS, CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS AND STRONGYLOIDES.
CAUSES PARALYSIS OF THE WORM
CI IN PATIENTS WITH MENINGITIS AND PREGNANCY.KILLING OF MICROFILARIA CAN RESULT I N MAZOTTI LIKE REACTION.

8. DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE
USED IN TREATMENT OF FILARIASIS BECAUSE OF ITS ABILITY TO IMMOBILIZE FILARIAE.COMBINED WITH ALBENDAZOLE IN THE TREATMENT OF WBANCROFTI AND B MALYI INFECTION.

10. DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TREMATODES
PRAZIQUANTEL
Trematode infections usually treated with praziquantel.
All forms of schistosomiasis and cysticercosis.
Ci in pregnant women.
Ci in ocular cysticercosis.

11. Drugs for treatment of cystodes
NICLOSAMIDE –DOC for most cystode infections
Inhibition of parasites mitochiondria
Laxative administered before therapy.
Alcohol to be avoided.

12. ALBENDAZOLE
INHIBITS MICROTUBULE SYNTHESIS
Doc for cysticercosis and hydatid cyst.
Treatment of h cyst can be for 3 months.Has risk of hepatotoxicity.
Ci in pregnancy.