Helminthiasis are spreading more and more in people of different ages, and even if you follow the rules of hygiene to the smallest detail, you cannot be 100% protected from it. Parasitic species, entering the body, cause serious disturbances in its work, spread through the digestive tract, affect the liver, heart muscle and lungs. Helminths damage tissue, cause bleeding, inflammation, reduce immunity, making a person vulnerable to other diseases.
Helminthiasis are spreading more and more in people of different ages, and even if you follow the rules of hygiene to the smallest detail, you cannot be 100% protected from it. Parasitic species, entering the body, cause serious disturbances in its work, spread through the digestive tract, affect the liver, heart muscle and lungs. Helminths damage tissue, cause bleeding, inflammation, reduce immunity, making a person vulnerable to other diseases.
What is particularly important in the case of parasites is the loss of vital substances for the body. Worms deprive a person of vitamins and, in particular, trace elements, and without them it will not be possible to stay healthy. At the slightest suspicion of helminthiasis, action should be taken. Taking pills for the worms alone is not enough. It is necessary to eliminate the consequences of the presence of parasites, to ensure prevention. However, the first thing to do is to choose a safe but effective complex that will get rid of helminths with minimal "drug hit".
What are the criteria for choosing pills against worms
To avoid chronic poisoning of the body with helminths and remove all forms of parasites (adults, eggs, etc. ) from the body, specialized drugs are required. When choosing them, you should take into account:
- it is time to achieve the result - 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 extent of the problem: there are drugs for certain types of parasites, as well as drugs with complex action;
- safety for the body - side effects, severity of recovery after exposure to the drug;
- the possibility of using pills for the treatment and prevention of further infection - it is desirable that the agent can be safely drunk during courses with interruptions;
- composition - the ratio of active and auxiliary components, naturalness;
- daily dosage and risk of overdose - what will happen if you exceed the recommended amount;
- organoleptic characteristics: is the size that suits you, the form of the preparation;
- balance of price and result.
Based on these and other criteria, the TOP of the requested and effective tablets for worms is compiled. We list the funds included in most of these ratings.
Albendazole drug
Chewable tablets with a wide range of effects. The species eliminated are bands, roundworms, and trematodes. A single dose of the drug is used to treat ascariasis, hookworm infection. The drug is produced in India, is inexpensive 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 advisable 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 relapses, repeated treatment is recommended. Despite the benefits, the drug should be approached with caution, because:
- It is a powerful prescription drug;
- for liver disease, during breastfeeding, the drug is contraindicated;
- if the dose is incorrectly calculated (and it is not easy), drug poisoning is possible.
Piperazine
Well-known anthelmintic tablets with proven anthelmintic efficacy. It is an inexpensive drug with wide parasite coverage, the deworming rate of which reaches 95%. Best resistant to roundworms and pinworms. Benefits of the pills:
- short course - single or double dose;
- can be taken with and after meals;
- different dosage options - 200 and 500 mg of piperazine adipenate.
For "piperazine" has an effect against parasites, doctors recommend doing evening enemas between classes. Children under the age of three to six should not receive it; the dosage should be carefully chosen after analyzing the patient's condition. Other disadvantages of the drug are strict personal hygiene requirements between cycles of administration, the need to drink 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 sugar in helminths, which depletes them and removes them from the body. The drug has a good effect against roundworms, trichinella tapeworms, pinworms and more rare parasites. Its price is affordable, it is easy to take. The dose and duration of the course is determined by the diagnosis, the pills are usually taken three times a day after eating.
With all the effectiveness of the drug, it is a rather dangerous remedy with a long list of contraindications. He:
- prohibited for children under three years of age, pregnant women, people with intestinal diseases, ulcerative colitis;
- has poor compatibility with drugs - 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 various indications, the most effective against 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 it is best for a person with lactose intolerance to avoid them.
Among the advantages of the drug are ease of administration, good digestibility and the rarity of allergic reactions. In diabetic patients, the tablets reduce the need for insulin, but when taking the drug you need to very carefully monitor the glucose level and monitor the condition of the liver and kidneys. The drug strongly affects them. Other disadvantages:
- a ban on use with lipophilic components;
- drowsiness (cannot be taken while driving), possible staining of the whites of the eyes in a yellowish tint;
- contraindications - intestinal diseases, breastfeeding and others.
Hexachloro-para-xylene
Antihelminthic for the age of four, active against extra-intestinal invasions. This is a rare example of a complex that helps fight opisthorchiasis (invasion by worms of the bile ducts), as well as schistosomes, pork tapeworm larvae, trematodes and cestodes. However, it is not suitable for treating roundworms.
The drug and similar complexes are extremely toxic; for a single admission, patients are even hospitalized for one day. Despite its high effectiveness, the drug has a number of side effects, and their frequency is high. One-tenth of people who took the drug once or more reported headaches, heart rhythm disturbances, dizziness, vomiting, and abdominal cramps. Therefore, the drug and its analogues should be taken under the strict supervision of a doctor, comparing the benefits and consequences. When driving a car, do hazardous work, these drugs are prohibited.
Bioactive agent based on plant extracts.
Safe drug, neutral for the liver, but with good effect against worms, protozoan infections. The tablets contain extracts of St. John's wort, centaury, mint, tansy and other components.
Advantages of the drug:
- complex effect without violent blow to the liver;
- neutralization of individuals at all stages of development;
- quick 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 it is not very convenient to take it. With large-scale infection, the need for long-term prevention may be ineffective.
Pirantel
Inexpensive and quite effective drug, which, due to its low toxicity, is allowed for children. For babies up to three years there is a special form - a suspension. In this and in the tablet variety, the common active ingredient is pyrantel pamoate.
Tablets are lethal for roundworms, give a pronounced effect in trichocephalosis and hookworm infection. For other diseases, the drug is ineffective. It is convenient to take them, but the doctor should definitely choose the dosage regimen and period. Other minuses are incompatibility with piperazine (they are mutually neutralized) and laxatives, as well as contraindications. These are myasthenia gravis, renal failure, etc.
Levamisole drug
Another species recommended for the control of nematodes, roundworms, hookworms, etc. Tablets can be drunk from the age of three, they have a convenient reception - once, less often twice. The dosage of the anthelmintic is chosen according to the weight of the patient. The hard capsule contains 50 mg of levamisole.
A practical and effective drug is very popular and safe, but it is contraindicated for pregnant and lactating mothers. In addition, you cannot drink the medicine from patients who have a low level of leukocytes in their blood.
Collection of herbs with a high concentration of anthelmintic bioflavonoids.
Its advantages:
- plant origin - in the composition of fragrant carnation, tansy, aspen bark;
- almost complete absence of contraindications;
- no side effects.
Capsules are taken daily, before meals, the dose per day is six pieces. In addition to impractical administration, among the drawbacks of the drug, it should be noted that it is not very effective in cases of large-scale helminthic invasion.
Anthelmintic complex
A 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 powerful therapeutic and prophylactic effect of the broadest spectrum.
The difference between the complex and other anthelmintics is the fight against helminthic invasion, elimination of parasites at all stages, as well as detoxification and elimination of the consequences of their presence in the body. The preparations contain biosorbents and microelements which are essential for the restoration of health and normal functioning of internal organs.
The complex is taken twice a day, one tablet of each drug. His advantages:
- high efficiency against 150 species of parasites of the formed and cystic stages - such results are not demonstrated by any of the synthesized chemical preparations;
- gentle action without a "drug shot" - all preparations of the complex are non-toxic and safe for prolonged use;
- restoration of the balance of trace elements, disturbed by helminths, and elimination of phenolic poisons, formaldehyde and other products of the vital activity of worms;
- Omnidirectional action - anthelmintic, antiparasitic, antiseptic, bifidogen, antifungal (when taking all drugs in the program).
The antiparasitic complex is indicated to get rid of helminthic invasion and anthelmintic prophylaxis. It is recommended to follow the current three-month pest control and health improvement program with a one-week break between each month. The number of courses per year is one or two, for patients at risk - three or four.