Antihelminthic Flashcards
Drug of choice for roundworm (Ascaris Lumbricoides)
Albendazole or pyrantel pamoate
Drug of choice for whipworm (Trichuris trichiura)
Mebendazole or albendazole
Drug of choice for hookworm (Necator americanus)
Albendazole or mebendazole
Drug of choice for hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale)
Albendazole or mebendazole
Drug of choice for threadworm (Strongyoides stercoralis)
Ivermectin
Drug of choice for pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
Mebendazole or pyrantel pamoate
Drug of choice for trichinosis (Trichenella spiralis)
Mebendazole
Drug of choice for Trichostrongylus species
Pyrantel pamoate or mebendazole
Drug of choice for creeping eruption
Albendazole or ivermectin
Drug of choice for Visceral larva migrans
Albendazole
Drug of choice for Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Albendazole or mebendazole
Drug of choice for Wuchereria bancrofti (filariasis)
Diethylcarbamazine
Drug of choice for Brugia malayi (filariasis)
Diethylcarbamazine
Drug of choice for Loa loa (loiasis)
Diethylcarbamazine
Drug of choice for Onchocera volvulus (onchocerciasis)
Ivermectin