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==Medical therapy== | ==Medical therapy== | ||
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For high efficacy and safety, [[triclabendazole]] (Egaten®) in dose 10-12 mg/kg is drug of choice in human fasciolosis.<ref>Savioli, L., Chistulo, L., Montresor, A., 1999. New opportunities for the control of fascioliasis. Bull. WHO 77, 300.</ref> No drug alternatives are available for humans. On the other hand, [[nitazoxanide]] were successfully used in human fasciolosis treatment in Mexico.<ref>Rossignol, J.F., Abaza, H., Friedman, H., 1998. Successful treatment of human fascioliasis with nitazoxanide. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 92, 103–104.</ref> | For high efficacy and safety, [[triclabendazole]] (Egaten®) in dose 10-12 mg/kg is drug of choice in human fasciolosis.<ref>Savioli, L., Chistulo, L., Montresor, A., 1999. New opportunities for the control of fascioliasis. Bull. WHO 77, 300.</ref> No drug alternatives are available for humans. On the other hand, [[nitazoxanide]] were successfully used in human fasciolosis treatment in Mexico.<ref>Rossignol, J.F., Abaza, H., Friedman, H., 1998. Successful treatment of human fascioliasis with nitazoxanide. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 92, 103–104.</ref> | ||
Bithionol is another drug of choice used for treatment of [[fasciola hepatica]].<ref>Ramachandran, A., 2000. Pharmacology Recall.</ref> | Bithionol is another drug of choice used for treatment of [[fasciola hepatica]].<ref>Ramachandran, A., 2000. Pharmacology Recall.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Helminthiases]] | [[Category:Helminthiases]] | ||
[[Category:Veterinary helminthology]] | [[Category:Veterinary helminthology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Medical therapy
Anthelmintics
For high efficacy and safety, triclabendazole (Egaten®) in dose 10-12 mg/kg is drug of choice in human fasciolosis.[1] No drug alternatives are available for humans. On the other hand, nitazoxanide were successfully used in human fasciolosis treatment in Mexico.[2] Bithionol is another drug of choice used for treatment of fasciola hepatica.[3]
References
- ↑ Savioli, L., Chistulo, L., Montresor, A., 1999. New opportunities for the control of fascioliasis. Bull. WHO 77, 300.
- ↑ Rossignol, J.F., Abaza, H., Friedman, H., 1998. Successful treatment of human fascioliasis with nitazoxanide. Trans. Roy. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 92, 103–104.
- ↑ Ramachandran, A., 2000. Pharmacology Recall.